IDF to Deliver ‘Decisive Blow’ to Hamas, Says Chief

At the annual Outstanding Soldiers Ceremony at the President’s Residence on Thursday, IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir said that the IDF is preparing to deliver a “decisive blow” against Hamas and that the military will increase the pace and intensity of the operations in Gaza soon, if necessary.

“The Hamas terrorists still hold fifty-nine of our brothers and sisters. But they, too, know their safety is not forever,” Zamir said.

“Our sovereignty and independence were not given to us as a gift. They were bought with blood and struggle, and they require us to defend them at all costs.”