Israel National News reports: “IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir on Thursday spoke at Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s ceremony honoring outstanding soldiers, discussing the ongoing fighting against the Hamas terror group in Gaza.

Sending a warning to Hamas, Zamir said, ‘The Hamas terrorists still hold fifty-nine of our brothers and sisters. But they too know, their safety is not forever! The IDF is ready and prepared to strike them a decisive blow. We will use all the strength at our disposal, increase the pace of operations, and intensify their power.’

He added, ‘If necessary, we will do so soon, with determination and confidence in the righteousness of our path.’

Regarding haredi enlistment, he added, ‘As it is written in the Book of Deuteronomy, ‘All of Israel are responsible for one another.’ This is a principle that was not born merely out of the need to survive, but out of the understanding that our purpose is shared. From the moment at Mount Sinai, where we stood as one, with one heart, to the battlefields of today — our unity is the secret of our strength.’…”