Israel to Launch Ground Operation in Gaza, Asserts Defense Minister Gallant

Israel is going to launch a ground offensive in the Gaza Strip, a top official confirmed on Oct. 19. “Anyone who now sees Gaza from a distance will see it from the inside, I promise you,” Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant told troops near the Israel–Gaza border. “The order will come!” Israel has been firing rockets at the strip in the wake of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack in Israel, but has not yet sent in ground troops. “There is no forgiveness for this thing. Only total annihilation of Hamas organization—terror infrastructures, everything that has to do with terrorists and…