Chief of Staff Gadi Eizenkot talked about the escalating security situation on the southern border during a speech at the IDF's officers' course graduation ceremony.

"The events of the last few weeks from the north and the south illustrate the great explosion, and the IDF is operating around the clock with the force familiar to our enemy. We will continue to harm those who seek our evil, and we will restore security to the residents of the south, like the rest of the country, and I am convinced that we will achieve this wisely and with determination as soon as possible," Eizenkot said.