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Wednesday, April 2, 2025
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Wednesday, April 2, 2025
IDF chief visiting Rafah: The only thing that can stop us from advancing is release of hostages
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IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir (center) and Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar (right) during an assessment in southern Gaza's Rafah, April 2, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir and soon-to-be ousted Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar visited troops in the Tel Sultan neighborhood of southern Gaza’s Rafah today, as the military expanded its offensive against Hamas.
During the visit, Zamir says that “the only thing that can stop us from advancing is the release of our hostages.”
Bar says that “Hamas will continue to pay the price as long as the 59 hostages are not returned.”
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