Defense Minister Yoav Galant held a special situation assessment today (Tuesday) ahead of the month of Ramadan at the Central Command, where he warned that "we recognize an increasing preoccupation by Iran, Hezbollah, and Hamas to turn the month of Ramadan into the second phase of the October 7th and ignite the area - we must not give Hamas what it has not been able to achieve since the beginning of the war and connect the fighting sectors.".
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The Minister of Defense told the commanders:
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""Hamas' main goal is to take Ramadan, with an emphasis on the Temple Mount and Jerusalem, and turn it into the second phase of their plan that began on October 7 - this is Hamas' main goal, it is being pumped up by Iran and Hezbollah.
""We are not allowed to give them this thing, and the meaning is to calm the area with everything possible. In this aspect, the operation should be divided into two simple parts - you know them well and they create the differentiation, whoever is a terrorist or a suspect, or on the way to, you need to come into contact with him and arrest him or eliminate him, there is no cleverness here. The second thing - where it is possible to give and release, why? Because we do not want this pressure to turn from isolated incidents, however dangerous they are - into another incident.
"I am aware of the noise that is circulating around from all directions. This is a democratic country, a networked, digital world, in a time of war, everyone says what they want - including people who are supposed to be responsible, but they are not responsible. The result of this is the potential for drift that can occur in a short time, and the meaning is that for us it stops in the SAG, all this noise - we do what is necessary, in front of whomever is necessary, do what is necessary and act.".
"The concerns on the ground are great and the result could be problematic. Add to that your successful operation over the course of months to eliminate terrorists and the meaning is increased pressure.".
"Therefore, we need to know how to manage this matter properly. Give people respect where it is needed, not create unnecessary pressure in places, and on the other hand, if this thing turns into something else, then know how to act. During this period - on the one hand, we need to be very determined about terrorism, but cautious about other things. In this matter, we need to know how to arrange things and how to act, and everything that can be done in advance - preferably one hour in advance. What can be solved in preparation - must be solved in preparation, the so-called "when you need assistance, call for it, otherwise you will need rescue.".
