From The Times of Israel, October 16:
After October 7 horror, Netanyahu’s cabinet is determined to bring Hamas down, but confounding questions will have to be answered
Israeli tanks head toward the Gaza Strip border in southern Israel on October 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)It seems inevitable that Israel will embark on a massive ground operation in Gaza in the coming days, potentially its largest in four decades.
Israeli leaders haven’t exactly tried to hide what’s coming. The IDF said on Saturday it was finalizing its preparations for a “coordinated attack from the air, sea and land.”
The Israeli Air Force has been flying top ground forces commanders over the Gaza Strip to familiarize them with the territory and provide them a bird’s eye view of the territory in which the military is expected to maneuver, The Times of Israel learned on Sunday. Brigade and battalion commanders were shown, from combat helicopters, where ground troops are expected to enter and advance during the looming ground offensive.
“Our responsibility now is to enter Gaza, to go to the places where Hamas is preparing, acting, planning, launching. Attack them everywhere, every commander, every operative, destroy infrastructure,” IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi said while visiting soldiers in southern Israel. “In one word: win.”....
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IDF notifies relatives of 199 people that their loved ones are Gaza hostages
That seems like a lot of people taken hostage. Is that a lot of people taken hostage?
