Meeting troops, Gallant says IDF will be stronger when it returns to fighting after truce

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant says that when Israel returns to fighting Hamas in Gaza, its “strength will be greater, and it will take place throughout the entire Strip,” according to remarks provided by his office.

Speaking to troops of the Givati Infantry Brigade and of the Armored Corps, Gallant says: “You now have a few days, we will return to fighting, we will use the same amount of power and more.”

“Remember that while you are organizing and resting and investigating, the enemy is also doing the same,” he says.

“You will meet something that is a little more ready. Therefore, [Hamas] will meet first the bombs of the Air Force, and after that the shells of the tanks and the artillery and the scoops of the D9 [bulldozers], and finally also gunfire of the infantry troops,” Gallant says.

“We will fight in the entire Strip,” he adds.