Israel National News reports: “During a meeting on Wednesday with IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir and senior military officials, Defense Minister Israel Katz instructed the army to formulate a full-scale operational plan to defeat Hamas in Gaza, should the terror group reject US President Donald Trump’s peace initiative and renewed fighting become necessary.

The Defense Ministry stressed that Trump’s plan requires Hamas to release all hostages, return the bodies of deceased hostages, and disarm. In coordination with an international force led by the United States, Israel would work to dismantle all terror tunnels and infrastructure in Gaza, ensuring the area is fully demilitarized and no longer poses a threat to the State of Israel.

‘If Hamas refuses to honor the agreement, Israel, in cooperation with the United States, will resume combat operations, pursue the complete defeat of Hamas, and work toward a fundamental transformation of the situation in Gaza and the achievement of all war objectives,’ Katz stated…”