7:41 a.m.: Israeli “intensive stage of operations” comes to an end
At the start of the war, which passed its 100th day on Sunday, “we clearly said that the intensive stage of operations would last approximately three months,” Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said. “In northern Gaza, this phase is coming to an end. In the south, we will achieve this and it will end soon,” Yoav Gallant added, asserting that Hamas’s Khan Yunis Brigade was “disintegrating.”
“Our enemies and our friends alike are following the war in Gaza and watching us. The future of the State of Israel, here on our land, depends on the outcome of this war,” added the minister whose government had earlier approved an amended budget for 2024, adding 15 billion dollars (13.7 billion euros) of expenses to meet the cost of the conflict.