The IDF "will not relent until we bring every person who played a part in the [October 7] massacre to justice," IDF Chief of General Staff, Eyal Zamir said on Wednesday while conducting an operational assessment in the Gaza Strip.
"We are implementing the security strategy we defined, not only here, but along all of the State of Israel’s borders," Zamir explained. The strategy places the IDF at the front, in order to protect communities and their residents.
The IDF chief also thanked the IDF's Southern Command, expressing appreciation for units operating in the Gaza area who have maintained a "sustained offensive approach," and continuously act "to protect the residents of the communities near the Gaza Strip."
He spoke about recent operations that have targeted and killed Nukhba and October 7 terrorists, explaining that the pursuit of everyone involved in the October 7 massacre "is a permanent and ongoing mission that the command is carrying out with great success."
Speaking on August 5, 2026, the day that would have been Ariel Bibas' seventh birthday, Zamir said that "The images from the communities, the Bibas family, the surveillance soldiers, and all the victims of the October 7th massacre are before our eyes every day."
IDF military action in the Gaza Strip
Zamir also provided some insight into IDF operations in the Gaza Strip, "We have struck Hamas, significantly weakened it, and fundamentally changed the security reality."
"The IDF will continue to operate proactively and according to the principle we established, to remove threats and, in every situation, protect the communities and their residents and safeguard their security."
Over the weekend the IDF carried out a series of strikes in the Gaza strip, killing several Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terrorists, including Mahmoud Fatair, a commander in the PIJ's Central Gaza Brigade who infiltrated Israel on October 7 and took part in holding Rom Braslavski hostage.
However, operations in Gaza aren't alone, emphasized Zamir.
"The Gaza front is part of a multi-front effort. Last week I met with the troops in southern Lebanon, and here I see the same spirit. A spirit of initiative, determination, and commitment to the mission," Zamir said.
"It is this spirit that enables us to continue implementing the principle we established and to maintain the initiative in our hands," he added.
"We will not allow a threat to emerge on our borders like the one we experienced during the October 7 massacre."