The Israeli military says it has killed more than 900 terrorists during its offensive in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, “including at least one battalion commander, many company commanders and numerous fighters,” Chief of General Staff Herzi Halevi said on Tuesday during a visit to troops at the Kerem Shalom border crossing.
“We are now focusing on destroying the terrorist infrastructure, which takes time. It is a long operation because we do not want to leave Rafah with an intact terrorist infrastructure,” Halevi added. In the next phase, the Israeli Defense Forces will change their tactics, the chief of the general staff announced.
Chief of General Staff: “The results will speak for themselves”
The goal is to wear down the enemy and complete the mission. “We need willpower, patience and perseverance, then the results will speak for themselves in the future,” the chief of the general staff said.
The ground offensive could end soon
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had previously announced that the last major fighting groups of the Islamist Hamas in the southern Gaza Strip would soon be destroyed. This would at least put an end to the large-scale ground offensive in the closed coastal strip. But that does not necessarily mean an end to military operations. Netanyahu and senior military officials have already announced several times that Israeli troops would remain in strategic locations in the Gaza Strip even after the period of heavy fighting.
Source: Krone
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