Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the start of the second phase of the war, whose aim is to destroy the infrastructure of the Palestinian Hamas movement and release the hostages. His words at the press conference he held in Tel Aviv are quoted as follows: Times of Israel.
Netanyahu stated that the second phase of the conflict began when new ground troops entered the Gaza Strip on the evening of October 27.
Netanyahu said, “Our commanders and soldiers fighting in enemy territory know that the nation and the national leadership are on their side,” and noted that the soldiers he met on the battlefield were determined to “make Hamas pay for their actions on October 7.”
The Prime Minister also expressed confidence that allies in Western and Arab countries understand the goals of the war with Hamas and wish Israel victory.
Herzi Ha-Levi, formerly Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) statedthat military objectives require ground operations.
Israeli Ambassador to Moscow Alexander Ben Zvi statedHe said the IDF had not yet launched a large-scale ground operation in the Gaza Strip.
28 October, IDF press service reportedIt was stated that Israeli soldiers attacked 150 underground targets in the Gaza Strip. Israeli military spokesman Daniel Hagari later said IDF fighters came To the Northern Gaza Strip. As he said, in this way the country’s army expanded the scope of ground operations.
Previously Netanyahu promised to destroy It is Hamas.