Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir, chief of the general staff of the Israel Defense Forces, conducted a field tour and held a high-level situational assessment in the southern Gaza city of Khan Yunis on Monday, as part of “Operation Gideon’s Chariots.”
Zamir reviewed the latest developments and met with troops on the ground. “We continue to operate in all arenas, on all fronts,” he said during his address to soldiers.
“Tonight, alongside the operations you are carrying out here, we operated in Yemen, we operated in Lebanon,” he continued. “We are operating everywhere—near and far.”
Highlighting the broader strategic scope, Zamir said: “In Iran, we are monitoring the assessment of the impact, and I tell you here, our assessment is that it is high.”
However, he emphasized that the IDF’s “current focus, the central front, is Gaza.”
“We are determined—let this be clear to everyone—determined to achieve the goals we have set for ourselves: the return of the hostages, the defeat of Hamas and the safe return of our communities,” he stated.
“We will continue to act here with determination, with perseverance, with strength and with wisdom—and we will lead to victory.”
Zamir praised the IDF’s accomplishments in the ongoing offensive. “You have achieved great accomplishments here. The greatest achievements since ‘Swords of Iron’ began are here in the Gaza Strip.”
Zamir was joined by senior military officials, including Maj. Gen. Yaniv Asor (Southern Command), Maj. Gen. Itzik Cohen (Operations Directorate), Maj. Gen. Shlomi Binder (Intelligence Directorate), Brig. Gen. Moran Omer (36th Division) and Brig. Gen. Barak Hiram (Gaza Division).
According to IDF statistics shared during the visit, over 1,300 terrorists have been eliminated, including senior Hamas leaders Yahya Sinwar and Mohammed Sabaneh, head of the terrorist organization’s “military wing.”
Zamir noted that Israeli forces are actively dismantling underground infrastructure and shaping strategic opportunities in coordination with political leadership.
“We are very close to a decision-making crossroads,” Zamir said, adding that “all the options we are presenting and discussing have one goal: returning the hostages and a decisive victory.”
Concluding his remarks to the troops, he said: “All the achievements here are thanks to you.”
