Major General Eliezer Toledano - head of the Strategy and Third Circuit Division - revealed today the IDF's assessment of the number of terrorists who have been killed in Gaza since the start of the Sword of Iron War that began 79 days ago.
According to the report on the Ynet website, at the government meeting, Toledano stated that according to estimates, the IDF has killed 7,860 terrorists since the beginning of the war. According to the general, the number is based, among other things, on the interrogations of the captured terrorists, who tell how many were killed among their forces, and also on the IDF's estimates of the terrorists who were killed in aerial bombardments and clashes.
At the cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said: "Our forces have so far eliminated many thousands of terrorists. We will continue with all our might, until the end, until victory, until we complete all our goals: the destruction of Hamas, the return of our abductees and the promise that Gaza will no longer pose a threat to the State of Israel. Last night I spoke with President Biden again. I appreciate the firm stance of the United States in the Security Council, a position that supports our war effort. I told President Biden yesterday that we will fight until complete victory - however long it takes. The United States understands that."