Israel is fighting a “long war”, the country’s military chief told his troops and commanders a day before the first anniversary of a 2023 Hamas attack, vowing to wipe out its “enemies” who want to destroy Israel . Israel’s Chief of General Staff, Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi, praised his commitment and courage as the Middle East descended into uncertainty and more violence by the day. He said every day was becoming worse for his “enemies”.
The Army Chief said in his message, “This is a long war, measured not only by capabilities, but also by will and perseverance over time. For our enemies – every month, every week and every day It’s worse than before.”
Hamas, the Palestinian group that runs Gaza, launched an unprecedented attack on Israeli border towns on October 7, 2023, massacring more than a thousand civilians. They called their attack the ‘Al-Aqsa flood’, named after a holy site in Jerusalem that remains a point of dispute between Israel and Palestine and is believed to be holy to both Jews and Muslims. Is. The attack instigated the ongoing conflict in West Asia.
Israel marked the anniversary of the war with vigils at the massacre sites, while Hamas said the attack shattered the “illusion” of Israel’s superiority.
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“One year has passed since October 7, the day we failed in our mission to protect the citizens of the State of Israel,” the lieutenant general said Sunday. Halevi said, after the war ends, Israel’s enemies will know that there will be no revival for those who tried to destroy the country.
The Army Chief further said that this war has emerged a generation of warriors and commanders with unparalleled experience. In his message, Halevi claimed that Israel had defeated Hamas’s military wing, but continued to fight its “terrorist capabilities”. “We have dealt a heavy blow to Hezbollah, which has lost all its senior leadership,” he said.
Israel is waging a multi-front war against Hamas on its northern border in Gaza and Lebanon. It is also fighting Iran, which launched a barrage of missiles after the killing of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah in addition to carrying out airstrikes in Yemen last week.
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The Army chief said, “We are not stopping – we fight, discuss, learn and improve… We are destroying the capabilities of our enemies, and we will ensure that these capabilities will again “So that October 7 never happens again.” ,
The commander-in-chief’s message is to boost troop morale as the focus of the war shifts from Gaza to Lebanon and its ally Iran.
With Iran’s entry into the war, Israel now faces an even tougher challenge, especially after its Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned that Israel “will not last long”.
The Middle East crisis has led to an increase in the price of oil around the world. The US and other countries have urged Israel and Iran to avoid all-out war amid fears of retaliation for the missile attacks.
