Israeli Army Chief Predicts Gaza War will Continue for Several Months
The war would go on ‘for many months,’ says Israeli military chief.
CAIRO/GAZA/JERUSALEM—Israel’s Chief of Staff, Herzi Halevi, stated on Tuesday that the war with Hamas would continue for “many months.” Halevi emphasized that there are no quick solutions and that determined and consistent fighting is necessary to dismantle a terrorist organization. He added that they will continue their efforts to reach Hamas’s leadership regardless of whether it takes weeks or months. The outgoing Dutch finance minister, Sigrid Kaag, will coordinate humanitarian relief shipments into Gaza per a U.N. Security Council resolution adopted on Friday.
Israel remains steadfast in its determination to obliterate Hamas despite calls for a ceasefire and concerns about the conflict spreading to other regions. Since the brutal assault by Hamas on Israel on Oct. 7 that resulted in more than 1,200 deaths, Israel has declared war on Hamas and has inflicted heavy damage on much of Gaza. The health authorities in Hamas-controlled Gaza have reported nearly 21,000 casualties in Israeli strikes.
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Israel contends that it is trying to protect civilians and places responsibility on Hamas for using them as human shields. In Washington, Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer was scheduled to meet with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and national security adviser Jake Sullivan on Tuesday. The White House has urged Israel to transition from full-blown military assaults to targeted operations. Israel has stated it will continue its fight against Hamas until it is completely eliminated. Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant acknowledged that they are being attacked on several fronts and that they have responded in six of the seven theatres IDF is currently engaged in. Among the areas listed were Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, West Bank, Iraq, Yemen, and Iran.
With ongoing hostilities, the U.S. military carried out retaliatory airstrikes in Iraq and a senior leader of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards was killed in Syria. However, no Israelis were injured in the reported explosion near the Israeli embassy in New Delhi, India. Israel is dedicated to its mission to ultimately put an end to Hamas.
