JERUSALEM: Israel’s top general has warned that there will be no respite in fighting in Gaza if negotiations fail to quickly secure the release of hostages held in the Palestinian territory.
“I estimate that in the coming days we will know whether we can reach an agreement for the release of our hostages,” said army chief of staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir, according to a military statement.
“If not, the combat will continue without rest,” he said, during remarks to officers inside Gaza on Friday.
Footage released by the Israeli military showed Zamir meeting soldiers and officers in a command center.
Of the 251 people who were kidnapped from Israel during Hamas’s attack in October 2023, 49 remain in Gaza, 27 of them dead, according to the military.
