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Israeli Lawmakers Criticize Defense Minister's Gaza Evacuation Remark
How 3 Israeli newsrooms (in English, Hebrew) covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
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By Yuval Karni
First reported by Srugim · 3 hours ago
What happened
Israeli opposition leaders Yair Golan and Avigdor Liberman have strongly criticized Defense Minister Israel Katz's statement about evacuating Gaza City if a soldier is abducted, calling it an evasion and an empty threat.
- 01Defense Minister Katz's Gaza evacuation threat criticized by opposition.
- 02Yair Golan accused Katz of 'begging Hamas' not to abduct soldiers.
- 03Avigdor Liberman called Katz's statement 'another joke' from the government.
- 04Critics cite the remarks as evidence of government failure since Oct 7.
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