Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi and Shin Bet Chief Ronen Bar visited Khan Yunis today (Monday) and held a situation assessment with the commander of the Southern Command, the commander of Division 98 and the commander of the commando brigade and met the fighters there: the chief of staff "we are deepening the achievement in the north of the Gaza Strip, in the south and into the ground." Head of the Shin Bet: "I am happy to meet here in the streets of Khan Yunis both coordinators and our fighters who work together with you. There is no force that can stand against this combination."
The Chief of Staff: "There is great pressure here, I think that this surrender, the people who come out and raise their hands is also a breaking of the spirit, it also accelerates the achievements, in the end we want to move forward quickly. We are also deepening the achievement in the north of the Gaza Strip, also the entry into the south of the Gaza Strip, and also go deeper into the ground - all these places, all these deepenings, are very important for the benefit of the achievement.
"The main method is really the combination - also of the infantry, engineering armor together here on the ground, your connection to the Shin Bet and the intelligence division, and really the physical presence here is very, very important, all the time to try the intelligence that is available, to translate it as best as possible into action, and of course the connection to the Air Force, which is very significant."
Chief of Staff in Khan Yunis: "Now, dismantle, dismantle, dismantle"
"I say here to the entire forum, convey this to the people as well, you each return to your home, to your place, the pace of the entry and the course of the entry is very impressive, I also tell you in historical terms, with a defense system ready and waiting and everything, the presence here in a complex built-up area is very impressive, and now dismantle, dismantle, dismantle. Happy Hanukkah."
Attached are the full words of the head of the Shin Bet: "I am happy to meet here in the streets of Khan Yunis both our coordinators and our fighters who work together with you, I think that what was presented here about the connection of intelligence and fire at very, very fast rates, both things that we decipher and arrive here, and things that really come at the speed of light, or rather sound, also save lives, also bring shafts, also bring commanders and thus break the enemy.
"It seems to me that this is a shaft war. It seems to me that what is special about this war is that it should also be broad, in order to collapse the operational and governmental infrastructures, but also very, very focused in order to reach our citizens and take them out. It seems to me that there is no force that can face this combination."