Ahead of slated four-day truce, IDF chief says military ‘is not ending the war’

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi (center) meets with senior officers in the Gaza Strip, November 23, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi (center) meets with senior officers in the Gaza Strip, November 23, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)

As Israel is expected to enter a temporary truce with the Hamas terror group, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi says the military is “not ending the war.”

“We are trying to connect the goals of the war, so that the pressure from the ground operation brings about the ability to also achieve the goal of this war, to create the conditions for the release of the abducted hostages,” Halevi says to commanders during a visit to the Gaza Strip.

“We are not ending the war. We will continue until we are victorious, going forward and continuing in other Hamas areas,” he adds.

Halevi met with the brigade commanders of the 36th Division, and held an assessment with senior officers, according to an IDF statement.

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