Israel’s intelligence minister Gila Gamliel said the government will not rest until Hamas, whom she described as “monsters”, were pushed out of Gaza.
Speaking to the BBC World Service’s Newshour programme, she said the first step of Israel’s intervention in the Palestinian enclave would be to restore the security of Israeli citizens.
Gamliel admitted the government had failed to protect its citizens during the 7 October attack but she said that would be dealt with “after the war”, and it would later apologise to the victims.