{"id":18120,"date":"2025-03-26T20:24:18","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T18:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/?p=18120"},"modified":"2025-03-26T22:22:06","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T20:22:06","slug":"defense-minister-in-direct-message-to-gazans-demand-the-end-of-hamas-rule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/defense-minister-in-direct-message-to-gazans-demand-the-end-of-hamas-rule\/","title":{"rendered":"Defense Minister  in Direct Message to Gazans: \u201cDemand the End of Hamas Rule\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a rare direct message to residents of Gaza, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz addressed the recent anti-Hamas protests in Beit Lahiya, where local demonstrators called for regime change in the Strip. Katz emphasized that the only way to end the ongoing war and alleviate suffering is by ousting Hamas and freeing the Israeli hostages.<\/p>\n<p><strong>IDF Will Soon Operate with Force in Additional Areas<\/strong><br \/>\n\u201cResidents of Gaza,\u201d Katz said today (Wednesday), \u201cThe IDF will soon act with force in additional areas of Gaza, and you will be required to evacuate for your own protection. The plans are ready and approved.\u201d<br \/>\nHe stressed that Hamas continues to endanger civilian lives by operating from within residential areas and using underground tunnels for terrorist activities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sinwar Would Burn Gaza to Protect His Regime<\/strong><br \/>\nKatz praised the courage of Beit Lahiya residents for protesting against Hamas rule and urged others in Gaza to follow their lead. He accused Hamas of exploiting civilians for political gain while its leaders remain shielded underground or live comfortably abroad.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSinwar the First destroyed Gaza,\u201d Katz said. \u201cAnd Sinwar the Second is ready to burn half of Gaza with his own hands just to protect his corrupt regime and his fellow Hamas murderers and rapists. While they and their families sit safely in tunnels or luxury hotels, with billions in foreign bank accounts, they\u2019re using you as human shields.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18122\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18122\" style=\"width: 818px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-18122\" src=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/katzgaza2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"818\" height=\"545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/katzgaza2.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/katzgaza2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/katzgaza2-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/katzgaza2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/katzgaza2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/katzgaza2-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 818px) 100vw, 818px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18122\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Palestinians flee Beit Lahiya in northern Gaza | Photo: Khalil Kahlout \/ Flash90<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Learn from Beit Lahiya<\/strong><br \/>\nKatz concluded his remarks with a firm call to action: \u201cLearn from the residents of Beit Lahiya. Like them, demand the removal of Hamas from Gaza and the immediate release of all Israeli hostages. That is the only way this war will end.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Widespread Protests Against Hamas<\/strong><br \/>\nAccording to reports from Saudi news outlet <em>Al-Hadath<\/em>, the recent demonstrations against Hamas rule, which began in northern Gaza, are now spreading south. The protests reflect growing public anger over the worsening humanitarian crisis and the prolonged conflict.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz addressed Gaza residents after protests in Beit Lahiya, saying the only way to end the war is to remove Hamas and free the Israeli hostages.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":18121,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[77,6],"tags":[3505,3176,1477,1765,1587,1743,2813],"class_list":["post-18120","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-idf","category-security","tag-beit-lahiya","tag-gazans","tag-hamas","tag-israel-katz","tag-sinwar","tag-swords-of-iron","tag-war"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.7 (Yoast SEO v24.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Defense Minister in Direct Message to Gazans: \u201cDemand the End of Hamas Rule\u201d - 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