Defense Minister Israel Katz visited the Philadelphi Corridor in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday and said: "Security control in Gaza will remain in the hands of the IDF. There will be no Hamas in government here and no Hamas in the military here." He added: "In Gaza, too, we will ensure that there will be security spaces, buffer zones and command posts that will ensure the security of the communities. We will work to achieve the two goals of the war - to release all the hostages and to defeat Hamas."