The 86th day of the war in Gaza. IDF spokesman Brigadier General Daniel Hagari made a statement to the media this evening (Sunday) in which he referred to all the arenas in which Israel is in the war.
At the beginning of his speech, Hagari referred to what is happening in the Gaza Strip and said that "our forces continue to operate in the north of the Gaza Strip, in the center of the Gaza Strip, in the central camps. Each area has different characteristics and different needs. We continue to deal with the underground tunnels and damage the rocket array and reduce the firing towards the State of Israel. We continue the training of officers and commanders in all the IDF's fields," said Hagari, "some of the reservists will return to work this week."
Against the background of Minister Strook's question, the spokesman said that "the IDF continues to operate in an integrated manner. The forces in the field are fighting with an aerial umbrella above them that assists or rescues them." He also said that "as for the discussion on the instructions to open fire, there is no change in the instructions. A soldier who detects a threat has all the tools at his disposal. In addition, we coordinate it all the time to reduce the harm to those who are not involved."
To the question of Srugim's reporter about the publication according to which concealment walls are being erected on the sides of the Gaza Strip envelope settlements to prevent anti-tank fire from the Strip, Hagari replied that "We understand that we need to return the residents to the borders and change the situation at the borders. It has to do with the amounts of power, it has to do with the obstacles we will build. In such a way that it will improve their security in a real way and they will see it in person, they will see forces, they will see other obstacles, they will see a different organization.
"This is our responsibility, the IDF's message both in the north and in the south is to build differently our form of defense at the borders so that there will be a different security for the residents who will return."
