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- Israel Defence Minister Israel Katz vowed to evacuate Gaza City’s 1.1 million residents if an Israeli is abducted.
- He warned Hamas, Iran, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Hezbollah that the city would be cleared.
- He said evacuation would include destroying Gaza’s infrastructure, breaching the Geneva Conventions.
- Katz noted the October 2025 U.S.-brokered ceasefire aims only to free hostages and expects war to resume.
- He threatened strikes on Iran until the “terrorist regime” is overthrown.