Israel National News reports: “IDF Chief of Staff LTG Eyal Zamir and Director of the Israel Security Agency (ISA) Ronen Bar conducted a field tour and situational assessment on Wednesday in the Tel al-Sultan area of the Gaza Strip. They were joined by the Commanding Officer of the Southern Command, MG Yaniv Asor, Commanding Officer of the Gaza Division, BG Barak Hiram, Commanding Officer of the 36th Division, BG Moran Omer, and other senior commanders.

The Chief of the General Staff and the Director of the ISA met with field commanders and were briefed on operational readiness, including both defensive and offensive plans going forward.

‘IDF troops, under the leadership of the Southern Command, are deepening the operation, and this will continue at a deliberate and determined pace,’ Zamir stated during the visit…”