Herzi Halevi
“We will continue taking immediate actions to ensure that more is done to protect humanitarian aid workers.”
The plan includes a joint U.S.-Israeli Gaza operations center and targeted raids on Hamas in the city.
Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi: “We failed to protect civilians at the start of the war—our most important mission.”
The investigation will also look into the period leading up to the Hamas-led massacre.
“We will return to fight with a determination that will not be less than the one we used before,” Israeli army chief Herzi Halevi assured.
The scenario in question should not have been drilled and was an error,” said IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi.
Israel is seeking replacements for the disgraced U.N. agency.
Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzl Halevi also requested that State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman hold off on launching an investigation.
Two buildings collapsed in central Gaza due to an explosion, causing the deaths of 21 Israeli soldiers.
Plans approved to step up military pressure on Hamas • IDF Gaza death toll rises to 188 • More than 700 Hamas rocket launchers have been destroyed to date.
Halevi sought to tamp down reports that the IAF was withholding air cover from ground troops due to U.S. pressure.
The IDF chief met with heads of authorities in the north, assuring them “we will not be able to return to the reality that existed here before the war.”
