Israel National News reports: “IDF Chief of the General Staff Eyal Zamir on Monday morning commanded Operation ‘Returning Home’ from the Hostage and Missing Persons Headquarters Situation Room.

Commanding the operation together with Zamir were the Head of the Hostage and Missing Persons Headquarters, MG (Res.) Nitzan Alon; and the Head of the Intelligence Directorate, MG Shlomi Binder.

‘After two years of one of the toughest wars we have known, it has concluded but is not complete – we are closely monitoring developments on the ground,’ Zamir said.

‘This is a very significant day, we are succeeding in realizing a key part of the defined war objectives.’

‘Today, we want to see all the hostages, this is an event in which you have accomplished something tremendous, together with the IDF troops on the front line, and I want to express my deep appreciation for that.’…”