[HIGHLIGHTS] In the shadow of the IDF's withdrawal from the southern Gaza Strip, the Chief of Staff said: "The war continues - and we are far from stopping" - voila! news

Chief of Staff Lt. Col.

Harzi Halevi held a press conference today (Sunday) in which a survey referred to the security situation in the shadow of continued fighting in the Gaza Strip. He said: "We will not leave Hamas brigades in any part of the Strip" and also hinted at the ultra-Orthodox recruitment crisis: "Delaying decisions on building the IDF's strength - endangers the security of the country" Halevi also spoke about the operation to retrieve the body of Elad Katz, kidnapped on October 7 and murdered by Hamas.