Hyderabad, Sept. 22 -- Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz threatened to flatten Gaza City if Hamas takes any soldiers or civilians hostage, calling on Iran and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

"In light of various intentions and intelligence, I warn the terror organisation and its supporters, from Iran to Erdogan: if even one Israeli soldier or civilian is kidnapped, the entire Gaza City's. one million residents will be evacuated southward," Katz said.

He did not elaborate on the "various intentions and intelligence" behind his threats.

The remarks were made at an annual memorial ceremony in honour of the soldiers killed in the Yom Kippur War of 1973.

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