Israel’s war on Hamas in Gaza will likely go on for many months, the country’s military chief said on Tuesday.
“The war will go on for many months and we will employ different methods to maintain our achievements for a long time,” Chief of the General Staff Herzi Halevi told reporters in a televised statement on the Gaza border.
“We will reach Hamas’ leadership too, whether it takes a week or if it takes months,” he said.
“We said from its first moments that this would be a long war because it was right to set far-reaching goals and we will reach far, that’s why the duration will be long.”
The duration, Halevi said, will allow the military to adapt its methods.
“Ultimately, will we be able to say that there is no enemy surrounding the state of Israel? I think that’s too ambitious, but we will create a new security situation,” he added.
