JERUSALEM, — In his first public comments since Hamas launched its multi-pronged attack on Saturday morning, Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi warned citizens that “long and complex days of fighting” await the Jewish state.
We have civilians and members of the security forces, some of whom are in the hands of the enemy, Halevi told IDF officials during an assessment at the IDF Southern Command in Beersheva. “Therefore, it is time for war, not a round, not an operation, time for war.”
