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‘We will not accept the rule of Hamas in Gaza at any stage’: Israel

Israel's Defence Minister Yoav Gallant addresses soldiers near the Lebanese border in December [File: Ariel Hermoni/Defence Ministry]

Israel won’t accept Hamas’s rule of Gaza and is examining alternatives, its defence minister said, a further indication it’s brushing aside a ceasefire proposal announced by US President Joe Biden as Palestinian fighters continue to resist the invasion.

“While we conduct our important military actions, the defence establishment is simultaneously assessing a governing alternative to Hamas,” Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said in a statement on Sunday.

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