Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz held a comprehensive security assessment on Sunday evening regarding the emerging threat of drone, balloon, and kite launches from the Gaza Strip toward Israeli territory. The high-level meeting included IDF Chief of the General Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir, the Head of the National Security Council (NSC), and top IDF brass.
1+Israel delivered an explicit ultimatum to Hamas, warning that if airborne launches toward Israeli communities do not cease immediately, the IDF will ramp up targeted assassinations against all operatives and commanders responsible for the attacks and will mandate immediate civilian evacuations from any Gaza sector where drones, kites, or balloons are launched.
1+The Prime Minister emphasized that Israel will never permit a return to the security reality that existed prior to October 7. Israel will not allow the Hamas terror organization or any other faction inside the Gaza Strip to resume threatening Israeli communities or eroding the security and daily life of its citizens.