IDF preparing to deliver 'decisive blow' against Hamas, IDF chief Zamir says at soldiers ceremony

At the annual Outstanding Soldiers Ceremony at the Israeli 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, Report informs via The Jerusalem Post.

“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.”