Israel army chief warns fighting in Gaza will resume if talks fail

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5 October 2025 | 17:10

"There is no ceasefire (at the moment), but the operational situation has changed, with the political level converting the tools and achievements you have gained through military action into political gains," Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir told a group of soldiers deployed in Gaza.

Israel army chief warns fighting in Gaza will resume if talks fail

This picture taken from a position at Israel's border with the Gaza Strip shows Israeli mobile artillery units deployed near the border fence with the besieged Palestinian territory on 17 September 2025. Picture: Jack GUEZ/AFP

JERUSALEM - Israel's military chief warned on Sunday that if negotiations to secure the release of hostages fail to achieve their aims, the military will return to fighting in Gaza.

"There is no ceasefire (at the moment), but the operational situation has changed, with the political level converting the tools and achievements you have gained through military action into political gains," Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir told a group of soldiers deployed in Gaza.

"If the political effort fails, we will return to fighting," he added, according to a statement issued by the military.

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