Defense Minister Yisrael Katz participated today (Monday) in the demolition ceremony of buildings damaged during the war with Iran - in Holon, in the presence of Mayor Shai Keinan, and hosted by Maggie Tabibi from Channel 14 and journalist Ofer Petersbottreg.
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Residents whose homes were hit by the missile attack came to the event to protest and express their anger at the ceremony. Yulia, one of the residents whose home was directly hit by the Iranian missile, explained her difficult feelings to Channel 12: "We are dancing for our souls. I lived in this apartment for 30 years, and they only gave me an hour to enter and take out what I could. We are now in Bat Yam, cut off, without updates, without escort, the municipality has disappeared. And now - a celebration?""
Minister Katz said at the ceremony: "I chose to take part in this event to tell you, as the Minister of Defense of the State of Israel - we do not forget for a moment our commitment to the home front, which is an integral part of completing the achievements of Operation 'Am Kalavi' - to continue to act with determination and an open heart for every citizen and family who were harmed in the campaign and to bring a message of renewal and regrowth to every site in the country that was harmed.".
""We are operating in Gaza with full force. First and foremost, the important goal is to bring about the release of the hostages. We are operating in any way that will protect the hostages and at the same time enable the achievement of the second goal, which is the defeat of Hamas, the subjugation of Hamas, and ensuring that this type of enemy will not reside here in the south of the State of Israel and continue to threaten us.".
""I say from here, in the clearest possible terms and I mean every word - if Hamas does not release the hostages, the gates of hell will open in Gaza. Beyond what is being done with great force, we will do, and we will do much more.".
""We will protect the hostages and be affected by everything related to Hamas until it releases the hostages. We will do everything.".
""We operate with force, you should know. When it is necessary to enter the area, Khan Yunis, first of all we give a warning to the residents, make sure there are no hostages, give a warning to the Palestinian residents to evacuate and after that we operate from the air, from the land and if necessary from the sea - to strike at any threat to IDF soldiers.".
""Every building and everything was damaged so as not to endanger the IDF soldiers. And when the IDF soldiers enter and clear the areas, they don't go out like before, they stay and take down the threats above and below ground level, so that Hamas will have nowhere to return and threaten.".
He said, "This is a complex war beyond what has been done in the past, and as I said, we are approaching in stages. Decisions need to be made. From time to time, leadership needs to make decisions - what do you release with aid, what do you not release, so that you can maneuver and achieve your main objectives.".
He emphasized: "This is leadership and these are decisions, and we are responsible for the decisions - and we are not hiding behind the MAG or behind anyone, and the IDF is carrying out our instructions heroically, and we make decisions, hear everything and make decisions.".
""Our goal is to return the kidnapped, to defeat Hamas, and with God's help we will achieve these goals as well.".
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