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Gallant: Israel working on a 'different government' to replace Hamas in Gaza

Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said that his country is working on finding a replacement for Hamas in Gaza, asserting that Israel will not stop the war until it has dismantled the Palestinian group's military and governing capabilities.

"In any process of ending the war, we will not accept the rule of Hamas," he said, following an assessment at the Israeli army's Southern Command in Beersheba. "We are advancing an alternative government to Hamas, within the framework of which we will isolate areas, remove the Hamas members and bring in other forces that will enable a different government."

"On one hand, military action, and on the other, the ability to change the government, will lead to the achievement of two of the goals of this war, the dismantling of the Hamas government and its military power, and the return of the hostages."