IDF: The Chief of the General Staff to Soldiers of the Nahal Brigade in the Gaza

IDF: The Chief of the General Staff to Soldiers of the Nahal Brigade in the Gaza Strip: “We would not have reached an agreement under these terms if Hamas had not been in such a difficult situation”

Attached are the full remarks of the Chief of the General Staff: "We are very resolute with Hamas in order to achieve the terms we want, and we will remain very resolute moving forward, as I will explain this to you shortly. Look, we would not have reached an agreement under these terms if Hamas had not been in such a difficult situation, and we see this. It's you that brought Hamas to such a difficult situation, along with other troops, strikes, intelligence, and continuous action, I don’t need to tell you. In my opinion, since October 6th (2024), when we began the operation in the northern Gaza Strip, we have killed approximately 3,000 terrorists, apprehended hundreds, and we take pride in stepping back to extend a hand in order to bring home dozens of living hostages, and we will also take pride and be determined to return going forward to fighting. This is very, very impressive, I’m telling you. Right now, this is our position of strength, and look, when our people—civilians, soldiers—are held by the enemy in very harsh conditions, we also bear responsibility for the fact that they are there. We are proud to make the effort to bring them home."