IDF Chief Benny Gantz tells Israeli media: “We are widening the ground operation… We began it yesterday evening, powerfully, on several fronts. We have achieved numerous successes to date — hurting the enemy, and exposing its infrastructure.
“We intend to carry on, and expand it, and adapt it as needed,” says Gantz. “There’ll be close conflict, there’ll be difficult moments.”
He concludes: “Hamas and the other terror groups in Gaza are taking heavy, continuing blows. Years they’ve spent building up their force — rockets, missiles, planning terror attacks, tunnels — all of this is being smashed by the capabilities of Israel, of the IDF.
IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz (Photo credit: Flash 90)
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