IDF Chief: Hamas Significantly Weakened, Military Will Maintain Forward Defense in Gaza

IDF chief in Gaza: We've changed the security reality

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir said on Wednesday that the Israeli military had "significantly weakened" Hamas and "fundamentally changed the security reality" in the Gaza Strip, pledging that Israeli forces would keep operating proactively to prevent another Oct. 7-style attack.Zamir conducted an operational assessment in Gaza alongside Southern Command chief Maj. Gen. Yaniv Asor, 99th Division commander Brig. Gen. Elad Tzuri, Gaza Divis…

IDF Chief of Staff: Hamas Significantly Weakened in Gaza, Security Reality Fundamentally Changed

JERUSALEM (VINnews)-IDF chief of the General Staff said Wednesday that Israeli forces have significantly weakened Hamas in the Gaza Strip and fundamentally altered the security situation there, pledging to maintain a proactive forward defense to protect Israeli communities. Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir conducted an operational assessment in Gaza alongside Southern Command commander Maj. Gen. Yaniv […]

IDF Chief: Hamas significantly weakened, military will maintain forward defense in Gaza

"The images from the communities, the Bibas family, the surveillance soldiers, and all the victims of the October 7th massacre are before our eyes every day"

Israel military will continue to ‘operate proactively’ in Gaza: Army chief

Visiting Gaza, IDF Chief says the Israeli Military will continue ‘Operating Proactively’

Israeli gunfire and shelling were reported across Gaza on Wednesdayby Dave DeCamp | August 5, 2026 at 4:01 pm ET | Gaza, IsraelEyal Zamir, the chief of staff of the Israeli military, visited IDF-occupied Gaza on Wednesday and vowed that Israeli troops would continue “operating proactively” as Israeli shelling and gunfire were reported across the Strip.“We have significantly weakened [Hamas] and changed the security reality,” Zamir said, ...

“We Will Not Relent”: IDF Chief of Staff Reaffirms Relentless Campaign to Eliminate Hamas Threats and Secure Israel’s Borders

“We Will Not Relent”: IDF Chief of Staff Reaffirms Relentless Campaign to Eliminate Hamas Threats and Secure Israel’s Borders By: Yisroel David   In a forceful and unambiguous reaffirmation of Israel’s strategic posture amid an ongoing multi-front conflict, Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir declared that the military will persist in its campaign to dismantle Hamas and prevent the reemergence of existential threats along th…