From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, October 31, 2023
Gallant: IDF making ‘significant’ achievements in Gaza, but ‘paying a heavy price’
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant says the Israel Defense Forces is making “significant” achievements during the ground operation in the Gaza Strip, but that it is also “paying a heavy price.”
“We are deploying forces on a large scale, deep in the Strip,” says Gallant to troops of the Air Force’s elite Shaldag and 669 units.
“There are battles against the forces that are operating [in Gaza] and the results and achievements on the battlefield are very high,” he says.
“Unfortunately, in war, there are also prices, and the prices in the last day were heavy prices,” Gallant continues.
“Despite that, we are also determined to continue and win,” he adds.
The IDF has said that two soldiers were killed and two seriously injured in fierce fighting in Gaza today and that “numerous” terrorists were killed.
