IDF Commander: War against Hamas continues despite Gaza withdrawal

IDF Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi said that despite the withdrawal of troops from the Gaza Strip, the war against Hamas continues and is far from over, The Times of Israel reported on Sunday, UNN reported.

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He also said that the IDF would know how to return to combat in the event of a truce as part of a hostage deal, and that the return of the hostages was more urgent than other goals.

We are fighting this war differently, it is different from the previous ones

"The war in Gaza continues, and we are far from ending it. High-ranking Hamas officials are still in hiding. Sooner or later we will get to them. We are making progress, continuing to kill more terrorists and commanders and destroying more terror infrastructures, including last night," he said.

We will not leave Hamas brigades active in any part of the Strip. We have plans, and we will act when we decide." Along with the offensive, we are allowing humanitarian aid into the Strip. Hamas is interested in creating a humanitarian crisis in Gaza in order to end the war

According to him, "Hamas is trying to take control of humanitarian aid and prevent its distribution in order to return and control the Gaza Strip, this should not happen.

Therefore, we continue to eliminate Hamas' military and governmental capabilities in order to achieve... stability in the region

Recall

As previously reported, the Israeli Defense Forces withdrew all units from the south of the Gaza Strip on Sunday night, leaving only one Israeli army brigade in place, whose task is to ensure the security of the corridor linking southern Israel with the Gaza coast. The withdrawal took place four months after the fighting began near the city of Khan Younis and six months after Hamas attacked Israel.

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