Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman visits the Israel Defense Forces’ Southern Command headquarters in Beersheba for a briefing on the situation there.
Liberman meets with army officials to discuss “the IDF’s fortification plans and strengthening the defenses for the communities on the Gaza border,” the defense minister’s office says in a statement.
Liberman speaks with IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot, Southern Command chief Maj. Gen. Eyal Zamir and Israel’s Coordinator of the Government’s Activities in the Territories Maj. Gen. Yoav Mordechai, who is responsible for the border crossings with the Gaza Strip.
As he only entered his position last month, Liberman has been reviewing the IDF’s current state of affairs in meetings with the army’s top brass. Last week, he visited Israel’s northern borders for a similar briefing, where he said the area was in “good hands,” and threatened Israel’s enemies not to test the IDF.
— Judah Ari Gross
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