Israeli war cabinet minister says military operations in Gaza will continue for years

Gadi Eisenkot, a minister in Israel's war cabinet, said it will take “three to five years for a significant stabilisation” in Gaza, followed by “many more” years to form a new government there.

“Whoever says that we will disband a few battalions in Rafah and then return the abductees is sowing a false illusion – this is a much more complex event,” Eisenkot said, as quoted by Israel's Army Radio.