The cabinet has authorized the IDF to lead a process of finding an initial alternative, starting with north Gaza in the near future, Hanegbi said.
Tzachi Hanegbi's words were a subtle dig at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who only partially supported the hostage deal, and those who opposed it like Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir.
"That's why we have to enter it with planes, artillery, and tanks, and we must defeat it because we are in a decisive moment," Brig.-Gen. (res.) Amir Avivi.
The IDF has continued to pursue its main yet elusive target, Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar, who is reportedly moving through different tunnels to evade the IDF.
The heated situation in the cabinet comes as tensions between Netanyahu and Gallant have continued to grow during the war.
Tzachi Hanegbi, head of the National Security Council of Israel, spoke in depth about the October 7th attacks and Israel’s plans for a post-war, post-Hamas Gaza Strip in a Saudi newspaper interview.
“They [the US] understand they are not in a position to tell the IDF how much time is needed to achieve its goals,” said National Security Advisor Tzahi Hanegbi.
A senior US official reveals the step-by-step process of signing the hostage deal, including the release of women and children.
Hanegbi further said that the decision to send fuel into the Strip was made to "prevent the spread of disease."
Simon serves as Chief Scientist of Microsoft Israel R&D, but his views presented here were not written in the name of the company nor on its behalf.
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