According to Deutsche Welle, former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak supported Israel’s ground operation in the Gaza Strip (the organization was included in the list of foreign agents by the Ministry of Justice).
He said Hamas’ activities in Gaza could not be stopped “by airstrikes, diplomacy, Israeli televised appeals or global support.”
He noted that the Hamas attack was the biggest blow since the founding of Israel.
Formerly Israel Defense Forces statedIt is preparing to expand its attack in the Gaza Strip to include a ground operation.
The IDF statement said troops were deployed across the country and troop levels were ready for the next phase of the fight against Hamas, “focused on a significant ground operation.”
The Israel Defense Forces also underlines that it is preparing for a wide range of attacks from “air, sea and land”.
Prior to this, the IDF announced large-scale attacks on targets of the Palestinian Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip. On October 14, the IDF said the Israeli army used drones to hit Hamas militants who were launching anti-tank missiles in an area near Gaza.
Previously Netanyahu statedHe said Israel had launched a massive attack that was “unprecedented”.