Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced that a full-force military operation in the Gaza Strip will commence "very soon." He stated, “We are going to complete the operation. That means defeating and destroying Hamas.” Netanyahu emphasized that there will be no situation in which the war ends prematurely. “There may be temporary ceasefires, but we will see this through to the end,” he said. The Israeli military has confirmed plans to evacuate “most” residents from Gaza as part of the upcoming operation.