According to Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, the militant Islamist organization Hamas wants to take the war from the Gaza Strip to the West Bank. “Hamas’ goal is to set fire to Judea and Samaria (Hebrew for West Bank), and if possible the Temple Mount (in Jerusalem),” said Gallant on Sunday at a meeting with military commanders from the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Hamas had not succeeded in demoralising the Israelis or driving a wedge between Israel and the US with its ‘terrorist’ attack on Israel on October 7, Gallant continued. That is why they are now intent on “setting fire” to the …