General touts army’s ability to bring fight back to Gaza City

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

Chief of the Southern Command, Maj. Gen. Yaron Finkelman (right) and Brig. Gen. Itzik Cohen, the commander of the 162nd Division, in northern Gaza, February 1, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
Chief of the Southern Command, Maj. Gen. Yaron Finkelman (right) and Brig. Gen. Itzik Cohen, the commander of the 162nd Division, in northern Gaza, February 1, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)

The chief of the Southern Command, Maj. Gen. Yaron Finkelman, holds an assessment in the northern Gaza Strip today, telling troops that the army will continue to battle Hamas in the area, despite having focused on other areas recently.

“Our ability to operate here, in the heart of Gaza City again, after we left to attack in other areas, our ability to return here and operate powerfully against the important targets, while striking many dozens of terrorists in recent days, is an important ability, and we will continue to do it,” Finkelman says.

The IDF has said it largely dismantled Hamas’s fighting force in northern Gaza, and is now carrying out smaller raids against the terror group’s remaining operatives and infrastructure.

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