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Kikar HaShabbatSecurity

Israel's Defense Minister Warns Gaza City Will Be Evacuated South if Israeli is Kidnapped

Translated & summarized from Kikar HaShabbat by baba

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Hebrew · 15 newsrooms covering

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz warned that if any Israeli is kidnapped, the entire city of Gaza will be evacuated southward. The threat was directed at terror organizations and their supporters.

The story in 4 lines · by baba

  • Defense Minister Katz threatened to evacuate Gaza City if an Israeli is kidnapped.
  • The evacuation would move Gaza's million residents southward.
  • The warning was aimed at terror groups and their state sponsors.
  • The statement was made at a Yom Kippur War memorial ceremony.
Israel's Defense Minister Warns Gaza City Will Be Evacuated South if Israeli is Kidnapped
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Defense Minister Israel Katz issued an unusual warning on Sunday, stating that if a single Israeli soldier or citizen is kidnapped, the entire city of Gaza, with its million residents, homes, and "terror towers," will be evacuated southward.

Katz directed his threat towards "the terror organization and its supporters, from Iran to Erdogan," citing "various intentions and intelligence" as the basis for the warning. He made these remarks during a memorial ceremony for fallen soldiers from the Yom Kippur War.

The statement represents a significant escalation in rhetoric, directly linking the potential abduction of an Israeli to a drastic measure affecting the entire civilian population of Gaza City.

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