IDF Spokesperson R. Adm. Daniel Hagari, during a press briefing on Monday morning, discussed the relocation of Gaza residents.

Hamas prevented residents of the Gaza Strip from relocating, hundreds of thousands have already moved south. I again call on residents of Gaza City and the area: Go south." he stated. "Hamas has shown its brutality to the civilians of Israel, and now it's doing the same to the residents of Gaza City and the area.

Regarding the northern front, he stated: "The IDF is ready and strong; we reinforced our forces, and we respond to every attack forcefully.

The State of Israel has a strong military, and it is ready on two fronts and knows how to operate on even more. We are incorporating additional abilities, if Hezbollah makes the mistake of testing us, the response will be deadly."

"We are fully coordinating with the US, this is being expressed in action," he added.

Regarding the homefront, he stated: "Our ability to manage a war is the strength of the homefront and its ability to defend itself. There is no such thing as hermetic security, we saw yesterday in Ashkelon how civilians can reduce the damage.

We are taking every possible action so that no soldier enters the battlefield without proper gear," he added.

Regarding the next steps, he said: "We are preparing the troops for the next step. We will continue to the next steps under the conditions that are comfortable for us."

Hagari added that there is no ceasefire in effect, "If something changes, we will update the public. We are continuing the war."

The Spokesperson updated that "until now, we updated 291 families of fallen soldiers and the families of 299 captives. The effort regarding the captives is the top national priority. We will continue to collect information regarding the captives and are in contact with their families. The IDF is working around the clock to return the captives."