Israeli Minister: "We are fighting humanoids and we will act accordingly"
According to the Israeli Defence Ministry, Gallant participated in the operational situation assessment at the Israeli army's Southern Command.
Stating that he gave instructions to the army, Gallant said, "Gaza will be completely blockaded. Electricity, food and fuel will not be provided."
The Israeli minister also compared the Palestinians to "animals" and said, "We are fighting humanoid animals and we will act accordingly."
While the Hebrew version of Gallant's speech actually included the expression "animals", the use of the word "barbarians" instead of "animals" in the English translation of the speech published by the Israeli army drew attention.
What happened?
On the morning of 7 October, the military wing of Hamas, Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, launched a comprehensive attack on Israel under the name of "Aqsa Flood".
While thousands of rockets were fired from Gaza towards Israel, Palestinian armed groups raided the Beit Hanoun-Erez border crossing on the Gaza-Israel border.
The armed groups, who liquidated the Israeli army forces at the border crossing and took control of it, then crossed the border and entered the settlements inside Israel.
The Israeli army also launched an attack on the Gaza Strip with dozens of warplanes.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza announced that 493 people lost their lives and 2,751 people were injured in Israel's attacks on Gaza.
In various cities of the occupied West Bank, 15 Palestinians were killed as a result of the fire opened by Israeli soldiers.
In the Israeli press, it was stated that more than 700 Israelis have been killed and 2,315 people have been wounded in the attacks so far.
