Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has announced that Israeli residents of six communities within a range of four to seven kilometers north of the Gaza Strip will be allowed to return to their homes. This decision comes after an operational situation assessment held in Kibbutz Dorot. The IDF has cleared the first villages for return, with three in the Ashkelon corridor and three in the Sha'ar Hanegev region. The return follows the invasion by Hamas on October 7, with the IDF lowering the intensity of fighting in the area. Minister Gallant stated that while a large number of Hamas terrorists have been eliminated, some still remain in the area. The return of displaced communities is a significant development in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas.
Speaking about Gaza, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant says: We destroyed 12 Hamas battalions. Terrorists still remain, a few thousand of the 15,000 or 18,000 that were in the area. A large number of them were eliminated and others fled to the south In the south of the Gaza Strip…
Yesterday Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant, following an operational situation assessment held in Kibbutz Dorot: “We will soon be able to return [displaced] communities home, in areas within a range of four to seven kilometers north of the Gaza strip.”
Defense Minister says Israel will soon return to communities near #Gaza border https://t.co/9Fw0JMqAtw
Some Israelis allowed to return to border communities near Gaza Strip, military says https://t.co/SkMg9T1qfi
Israeli residents of 6 communities within 4-7 kilometers of the #GazaStrip will be allowed to return to their homes Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant announced this decision earlier Monday https://t.co/Xl5FVHKYGQ
Some southern residents set to return, as IDF lowers intensity of Gaza fighting https://t.co/ia5I9qgymj via @timesofisrael
🇮🇱 ISRAEL DEFENCE MINISTER: **WE WILL SOON BE ABLE TO RETURN DISPLACED ISRAELI COMMUNITIES TO HOMES WITHIN A RANGE OF FOUR TO SEVEN KILOMETRES NORTH OF THE GAZA STRIP
Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant following an operational situation assessment held in Kibbutz Dorot: “We will soon be able to return [displaced] communities home, in areas within a range of four to seven kilometers north of the Gaza strip.” https://t.co/1qQwFQ94Wf
Israel starting to return residents to 6 villages INVADED by Hamas in southern Israel on October 7: https://t.co/6S4J9VCJC4
Israeli residents of six Gaza border towns set for return home The first villages that the IDF has cleared to go back will be three in the Ashkelon corridor, followed by three in the Sha'ar Hanegev region. @jeremybob1 reports >> https://t.co/HhLGSCOddL