The long-term goal of the campaign against Hamas is to sever all links with Gaza, Israel's defence minister says.
Israel has suggested that the long-term aim of its military campaign in Gaza is to sever all links with the territory.
The statement comes as Israel continues its strikes on Gaza and aid remains blocked on the border with Egypt. Israeli forces, he added, would then launch "operations at lower intensity" to eliminate "pockets of resistance". Following the 7 October attacks it cut electricity supplies, as well as deliveries of food and medicines. The UN calls the situation there "beyond catastrophic".
"These trucks are not just trucks - they are a lifeline, they are the difference between life and death to many people in Gaza," he said. "What we need is to make them move."
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