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From the Liveblog of
Thursday, November 16, 2023
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, November 16, 2023
IDF chief says military ‘close’ to eliminating Hamas infrastructure in northern Gaza
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi (center) is seen in the Gaza Strip, November 16, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi during a visit to the Gaza Strip today says the military is “close” to eliminating Hamas’s “military system” in the northern part of the territory.
“We are quite close to destroying the [Hamas] military system that existed in the northern Gaza Strip,” says Halevi to commanders in a video published by the IDF.
“We will complete it, we have some finishing to do, but we are getting close to it nicely,” he adds.
He adds that the IDF is going to continue its activity in the Gaza Strip, as long as it is given leave to keep going, “in more and more areas, and going to kill [Hamas] commanders and operatives and destroy the infrastructure.”
