Chief of Staff in Jabaliya: The IDF does not tire, does not stop or slow down

November 9, 2024   

Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi held a situation assessment in the Jabaliya area in the Gaza Strip yesterday (Friday), with the commander of the Southern Command, Major General Yaron Finkelman, the commander of Division 162, Brigadier General Itzik Cohen, the brigade commanders and other commanders. "We are making a very clear statement to Hamas," said the Chief of Staff, "The IDF does not tire, we grow stronger the more we fight, there is more experience here, there is more capabilities here, there is more professionalism here and there is also more values ​​and determination here. "We are going very, very strong, and the fact that you are concluding three weeks here with a thousand terrorists killed and a thousand prisoners is a very, very high achievement and it is to hit Hamas in the shin." He added: "We are giving the residents of the northern part of the encirclement a much higher level of security, and we are creating the conditions for this security to last for a very long time, not to be volatile. "Reaching an agreement is complex," explained the Chief of Staff, "but from the strength that you are demonstrating here, from the strength that the IDF is fighting on seven fronts, in seven arenas, in a very strong way, the State of Israel is saying to the entire Middle East - there is tremendous strength here, there is tremendous capability here, and from this place of strength we are taking care of our kidnapped citizens and soldiers and are prepared to fight with great determination, even to pay the price, and we will return them. "We are not stopping or slowing down, and this is to return the kidnapped and this is so that there will be security for the communities around here.".