Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz announced on Sunday that his country, having secured the release of hostages abducted on October 7, 2023, will shift its focus to destroying Hamas’s tunnel network in Gaza. Writing on X, Katz explained that the effort will be conducted by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) “through the international mechanism to be established under the leadership and supervision of the United States.””This is the primary significance of implementing the agreed-upon principle of demilitarizing Gaza and neutralizing Hamas of its weapons,” Katz wrote. “I have instructed the IDF to prepare for carrying out the mission.”