Israel - January 06, 2025 IDF: Chief of the General Staff in Jabaliya: We Will Bring Hamas to a Point Where They Understand They Must Return All the Hostages The Chief of the General Staff, LTG Herzi Halevi, conducted a situational assessment and discussion with commanders in the Jabaliya area of the Gaza Strip, including with the Commanding Officer of the Southern Command, MG Yaron Finkelman, the Commanding Officer of the 162th Division, BG Itzik Cohen, and the brigade commanders. Attached are the full remarks of the Chief of the General Staff: "I want you to know that I am looking at the situation that Hamas is in. They see, every single day, what you are doing to them, and they understand that this is becoming unbearable. And I’m telling you—we won’t stop. We will bring them to the point where they understand that they must return all the hostages. Otherwise, the highly professional work you are doing will continue and continue—taking more prisoners and killing more operatives. And I know you are doing everything possible to minimize casualties on our side."