Eyal Zamir

Current estimates indicate that the military and Defense Ministry want a new IAF chief who will be prepared for future challenges, in light of Iran's intentions to retaliate against Israel.

IDF confirms death of four soldiers • IDF kills Hamas Bureij Battalion official • Hamas says Gaza City invasion will kill hostages • Edan Alexander, Naama Levy give speeches on their Gaza captivity

Despite public claims of caution, Israeli officials admit to families they do not know where hostages are held, raising concerns about ongoing operations.

He continued to stress that the IDF operates in accordance with international law, and does "the utmost to mitigate harm to civilians." 

Approximately 130,000 IDF reservists have been called up, and five IDF divisions are to be involved in the invasion.

“Protecting the hostages is not only a basic moral obligation but a supreme national and security interest,” the families wrote.

Halevi gave a presentation to Israeli residents in the moshav, discussing Israel's strike on Qatar and the aftermath of October 7.

“These are the terrorists whose sole aspiration was to be at the forefront of destroying the State of Israel,” Zamir said.

Although the IDF said that Hamas or other terror groups are using the buildings as lookout posts, it seems that the military is destroying buildings equally to increase the stream of evacuees south.

According to Arab reports, Cooper has been involved in talks between the Lebanese government and Hezbollah over a plan to disarm the terrorist group.

Addressing the soldiers directly, Netanyahu said that the government had taken “very difficult decisions, decisions that no one believed we could actually implement.”