Halevi tells paratrooper recruits that IDF won’t allow Hamas to remain in Gaza

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

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi speaks to new conscripts at the Tel Hashomer base in central Israel, August 15, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi speaks to new conscripts at the Tel Hashomer base in central Israel, August 15, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi tells new conscripts of the Paratroopers Brigade that the military will not allow the Hamas terror group to remain in the Gaza Strip.

“After what happened on October 7, we will not allow Hamas to have this presence and capabilities in the Gaza Strip, and we are very determined,” he says.

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