IDF chief: We’re proud to facilitate ceasefire, will be just as proud to return to combat

By Emanuel Fabian

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29 January 2025, 6:15 pm

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

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi (L) speaks with officers in the Netzarim Corridor in the central Gaza Strip, January 28, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi visited the Netzarim Corridor in the central Gaza Strip yesterday, the army now says.

During the visit, Halevi said the military “takes pride” in enabling the hostages to be released under the ceasefire deal with Hamas, and is “just as proud to return to combat if necessary.”

“We are an army that takes great pride in implementing the policy, in implementing the decision to bring the hostages home. And we will be just as proud to return to combat if necessary,” he says.