Defense Minister Israel Katz said that of the 6,000 terrorists who crossed the border into Israel on October 7, 2023, 4,000 have been eliminated so far and 2,000 remain.
According to him, the directive to the IDF and other security forces is to pursue and eliminate them.
Katz added that beyond the goal of dismantling Hamas and demilitarizing the Gaza Strip, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's and his own directive is "to pursue and eliminate everyone without limit and in any situation, from senior to junior."