We are with you at all times, Gantz tells southern residents

Gantz mentions the fallen soldiers and civilians, including “one little boy,” 4-year-old Daniel Tragerman, describing the loss as “a painful price we are a familiar with.”

Like Ya’alon, Gantz says Israel will do everything to bring the bodies of Hadar Goldin and Oron Shaul home.

Gantz speaks directly to the residents of the Gaza border towns, who are “in this very sensitive front.”

“You know we are with you at all times, know from up close the struggle,” he says. We feel “the great difficulty of dealing with the challenge of the campaign.” He expresses his appreciation for the southern residents, and promises to do everything to fight for their security in the future.

He says the army is strong, but also an army that learns from its mistakes and investigates its actions.