Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz paid a tour to the Gaza coastline, assuring that Hamas would never again govern the Palestinian enclave after the war.
Sattelite images as on Tuesday, Netanyahu accompanied by IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi and Shin Bet security agency Chief Ronen Bar toured an area that Israel dubbed the Netzarim Corridor.
This road, which cuts through northern and southern parts of the Gaza Strip, is now controlled by the Israeli military, according to reports from Xinhua news agency.
Netanyahu's office said in a statement that the two received a briefing from military commanders on operational activities at an observation point in the corridor and "held a discussion with the commanders on the Gaza coastline.
"Hamas will not rule Gaza," Netanyahu said in a video statement filmed against the backdrop of Gaza's coastline. "We are dismantling its military capabilities in a very impressive manner. We are now targeting its governing capabilities, and this is just the beginning. Hamas will not remain in Gaza."
In response to this, Netanyahu declared a "financial reward" for those who "inform the authorities about the presence of hostages" in Gaza. "Anyone who brings us a hostage will secure a safe way out for himself and his family. We will also reward 5 million dollars for each hostage," Netanyahu declared.
But then, on November 9, Qatar, a mediator on the hostage-for-ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, announced it was suspending its efforts "owing to a serious lack of good faith from both sides.".
The attack launched by the Israeli military after last October's Hamas-led attack, which claimed about 1,200 lives and kidnapped about 250 others, continues to wreak havoc on Gaza. Gaza health authorities report that over 43,900 Palestinians have died in the more than year-long conflict.
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