Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir vowed yesterday that the IDF will execute the political decision made by the Israeli security cabinet on Aug. 7, Thursday night to invade and occupy Gaza City. “We will continue to lead from the national responsibility placed on the IDF and its commanders,” he said according to an IDF statement, reported the {Times of Israel. “We are responsible for the army’s readiness, the security of the state and its citizens, the return of the hostages, and the defeat of Hamas, and so we shall do. My responsibility is to provide you and the soldiers in particular with as much certainty as possible, to create pauses and a proper endurance. It is in light of this responsibility that we operate.”
Zamir said the IDF is “working on the new plan. We will deepen the planning, prepare at the highest level in all its aspects, and as always, we will carry out the mission in the best possible way.”
