IDF chief calls on Gazans to rebel against Hamas to end war

During a visit to the south of Gaza City earlier today, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir calls on Gazans to rebel against Hamas to bring about an end to the war.

“Most of Gaza’s population has already left the city, and we are moving them southward for their protection,” Zamir says during the visit alongside Southern Command chief Maj. Gen. Yaniv Asor and other commanders, according to remarks published by the IDF.

“I address the residents of Gaza: Rebel and separate yourselves from Hamas, it is responsible for your suffering. The war and the suffering will end if Hamas releases the hostages and gives up its weapons,” he says.

Zamir also says the IDF is operating in Gaza City “with large forces… to create conditions for the release of the hostages and to defeat Hamas.”