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Israel minister says Hamas as 'military formation no longer exists'

Israel minister says Hamas as 'military formation no longer exists'

Fighters with the Izz-Al Din Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, in Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, on April 18, 2021. (Credit: Mahmud Hams/AFP)

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said Hamas' military capabilities had been severely damaged after more than 11 months of war and that it no longer existed as a military formation in Gaza.

"Hamas as a military formation no longer exists. Hamas is engaged in guerrilla warfare and we are still fighting Hamas terrorists and pursuing Hamas leadership," Gallant told foreign journalists.


Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said Hamas' military capabilities had been severely damaged after more than 11 months of war and that it no longer existed as a military formation in Gaza.



"Hamas as a military formation no longer exists. Hamas is engaged in guerrilla warfare and we are still fighting Hamas terrorists and pursuing Hamas leadership," Gallant told foreign journalists.