# Israeli defense chief threatens to evacuate Gaza City if Hamas kidnaps one Israeli

https://mins.news/en/item/69024

- TASS, 2026-09-22 13:54 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2191179

> Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz says Hamas is planning new kidnappings and warns that if even one Israeli soldier or civilian is taken hostage, Israel will move Gaza City’s one million residents south and destroy the city’s homes and “terror towers.”

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