Yoav Galant, the Israeli Minister of Defense, said today, Friday, that the occupation army will not stop the war on the Gaza Strip before the return of those detained by the Hamas movement.

The Israeli writer Barak Ravid, political analyst for the Walla website, this Friday evening, quoted prominent Israeli officials, that Gallant’s statement came during his meeting with US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken.

Blinken had visited Tel Aviv earlier today, in order to discuss a humanitarian truce, and attended the Israeli War Cabinet meeting on Gaza, in the presence of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and the ministers of the entire Council.

In a related context, Thai Foreign Minister Barnbury Pahida Nokara said today, Friday, that Hamas is holding 23 Thais in the Gaza Strip, according to him.

On Friday, the Israeli Channel 12 quoted Pahida Nokara as saying, “Hamas is holding about 23 Thai citizens in the Gaza Strip,” and that he asked Egypt, Iran, and Qatar to discuss the fate of these Thais.

In turn, Daniel Hagari, spokesman for the Israeli army, confirmed today, Friday, that there are 241 hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, after he announced, yesterday, Thursday, that the number had reached 242 hostages, according to him.

The Israeli army continues, for the 28th day, to bomb the Gaza Strip, where the escalation began between the Palestinian “Hamas” movement and the Israeli forces, after the “Hamas” movement launched, at dawn on Saturday, October 7, the “Al-Aqsa Flood” operation, and Israel responded by launching “Operation” Iron Swords,” threatening Hamas to pay a heavy price for its attack.

The devastating Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip sparked widespread protests and condemnations throughout the Middle East, and several Arab countries warned of the “forced displacement” of the residents of the Gaza Strip, after Israel demanded that the residents of the Strip move south or head to the Egyptian Sinai.< /p>

The Israeli bombing resulted in more than 9,000 deaths and more than 22,000 injuries, while the confrontations in the West Bank led to the death of more than 134 Palestinians and the injury of about 2,100 others, while the Israeli death toll reached 1,400 people, in addition to the injury of more than 5400 others.

Most Arab and Islamic countries, along with Russia and China, call for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the entry of humanitarian aid, which is rejected by the United States and Israel, as Washington uses its veto in the Security Council to prevent the issuance of a resolution obligating Israel to stop the ongoing bombing of the Strip. Gaza, which is inhabited by more than two million Palestinians.