IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz held a security assessment on Thursday evening as the IDF launched a ground offensive in Gaza.

“We are going to strike. It is going to be a combined attack, from the air and the ground,” he said.

“Our forces will operate in close coordination, employing their full strength, both along the routes of deployment and within the area itself,” said Gantz.

“We are doing everything in our capacity with the appropriate force, as proud Israeli soldiers. Good luck to all of us,” he concluded.