Gantz discharged from hospital after back surgery
Defense Minister Benny Gantz was discharged from hospital on Tuesday after back surgery. He plans to work from a hotel room where he will stay for a few days to recuperate. Gantz said the back pain he suffered from for years is much eased and thanked the hospital staff and his many well-wishers. During his absence, Hamas mounted a daily offensive on Israel communities with arson and incendiary balloons up until the present, to which the IDF responded by hitting Hamas facilities in the Gaza Strip for seven nights.