Israeli Minister Urges Government to Maintain War Objectives Amid Criticism

Israeli Settlement Minister Orit Strook, in comments reported by Channel 7, stressed that the Israeli government must remain committed to all established war objectives, cautioning against being misled by what she termed partial or illusory successes.

Strook remarked, "We should not accept anything less than the clearly defined goals of the war, and we must dismiss efforts to present us with illusory achievements, such as the reported elimination of 200 Hamas operatives in Rafah," criticizing what she views as exaggerations of battlefield outcomes that fail to achieve a strategic resolution.

Her remarks highlight increasing tensions within Israeli political circles regarding the conduct of the war in Gaza, particularly amid criticism from far-right factions concerning the slow pace of military advancements and the absence of decisive results thus far.