The commander of the Air Force, Major General Tomer Bar, held his first press conference since the beginning of the war and made a statement to the media, in which he explained that the Air Force is fully participating in the operation, and is ready for any scenario in any arena.
Air Force Commander Major General Tomer Bar held a press conference at the air force base during an operational activity and spoke to the media channels.
The Air Force Commander opened his remarks and explained that since October 7th, the Air Force has been working fully as part of the war effort against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, but he also emphasized that the Air Force is opening its eyes, and is ready for any scenario in any arena. Bar explained that "the Air Force as the strategic arm of Israel's military is organized and operates all over the Middle East and in any required arena. Everywhere."
Bar added and also referred to the encounters with Hezbollah and stated that "we are of course well prepared with operational plans for the northern arena."
Bar went on to explain that the current fighting in Gaza has changed the conduct of the IDF and the Air Force and explained "the simplistic and historical division of air and land is a thing of the past - never before has the relationship between a pilot and a tank commander been so direct and close. Here we have developed a new fighting method in which every ground force of ours that meets an enemy on the ground is surrounded by air support of fighter planes that attack and destroy it."
The commander of the corps testified himself to the cooperation between the fighters and revealed "I landed a relief mission in the Apache a few hours ago, I can testify that everyone is doing a professional and good job, everyone is determined to succeed. All of these are based on a deep partnership, good will and brotherhood of fighters - I felt it in the air."
