Gaza war is for Israel's future, Hamas is part of Iranian 'axis'
Israel is waging all-out war on Hamas militants to effect permanent change and safeguard its future as a prosperous democracy, Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said on Friday, describing the faction as part of an "axis of evil" with Iran. Asked during a news conference with his U.S. counterpart Lloyd Austin whether Tehran consented to the weekend Hamas onslaught from the Gaza Strip, Gallant said: "It doesn't matter ... (because) the idea is an Iranian idea." As fighting raged into its seventh day, Gallant said Palestinian civilians "who want to save their lives...