Hamas ‘far from being defeated’: Israeli war minister

“Hamas is far from being defeated, and if anyone thinks that there will be an alternative to its rule in the Gaza Strip, it simply won’t happen,” Gideon Sa’ar told Israel’s Army Radio on Tuesday. 

Sa’ar's comments come as Hamas resistance to the Israeli assault continues in all parts of Gaza, despite a three-month military campaign that has left more than 24,000 Palestinians dead, most of them women and children.