Israel commented on the situation with Hamas.
As the Israeli Defense Minister emphasized, the organization no longer exists as a Palestinian military movement.
Yoav Galant's words are quoted by The Times of Israel .
Hamas as a military formation no longer exists, the head of the Ministry of Defense emphasized.
The Defense Minister noted that militants belonging to this movement are still waging a guerrilla war against Israeli forces in Gaza.
At the same time, he said, the Israeli army continues to destroy Hamas militants.
At the same time, Galant acknowledged that Israel is seeking peace and a ceasefire. The country intends to return its citizens held hostage by militants.
Let us recall that the situation in the Middle East worsened in October last year, when the Palestinian movement Hamas launched a massive rocket attack on Israel.
Since then, Israel has been conducting a military operation in the Rafah region, where, according to its information, Hamas forces are located.