Israeli troops have begun major combat operations in the southern Gaza Strip, which will be carried out with the same zeal as in the northern half of the territory. The Chief of the General Staff of the Israel Defence Forces, Herzi Halevi, said this during a meeting with personnel from the Gaza division, according to the army's press service.
Prior to the humanitarian pause in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli military had partially destroyed two brigades of Palestinian radicals linked to the Hamas organisation, "and now the IDF's 162nd Division continues to consolidate these gains" in the enclave's northern part, according to the BBC. Si.
"We eliminated brigade commanders, company commanders, and many [Hamas] fighters yesterday and today, and we started the same process in the southern part of the Gaza Strip yesterday morning; it will be carried out with no less force [than in the north] and with no less results." "Hamas commanders will meet with Israel Defence Forces everywhere and will face the most powerful response," declared the Chief of General Staff.
He expressed confidence that the Israeli army's soldiers would be up to the task. "We have the potential to do it in the most profound way, and as we did it powerfully and deeply in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, so we are doing it now in the southern part and we will continue to consolidate our achievements in the northern part of the Gaza Strip," he said./BGNES
