A man in a wheelchair passes near Israeli flags and pictures of hostages kidnapped during the deadly Oct7 attack by the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas from Gaza, in Tel Aviv, Israel, May 31, 2024. JERUSALEM: Israel's defence minister said on Sunday that Israel would not accept Hamas continuing to rule Gaza at any stage during the process to wind down the war, and that it was examining alternatives to the Islamist group.
"We will isolate areas , remove Hamas operatives from these areas and introduce forces that will enable an alternative government to form – an alternative that threatens Hamas," Gallant said.Iran-backed Hamas, which is sworn to Israel's destruction, has ruled the Gaza Strip since 2007, a year after it won parliamentary elections and following a brief civil war with security forces from the Western-backed Palestinian Authority.
Gallant, in a statement from the IDF southern command headquarters, said that Israel's military operation, together with creating the potential for governing alternatives will allow the removal of Hamas' authority and the return of hostages.
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