Lilach Shoval
Israel Hayom, Sept. 28, 2024
“Everything we planned went out accurately, without hitches – not in the intelligence planning aspect, not in the planes, and not in the execution itself.”
“We have three objectives: returning the hostages, dismantling Hamas, and safely bringing back the residents of the north. This remains our focus, despite the current media attention on the northern front,” says Brig. Gen. Amichai Levin, commander of Hatzerim Air Force Base, in a joint interview with Lt Col M., commander of the 69th Squadron, following the elimination of Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah.
Levin has only been in command of Hatzerim Base for about two weeks, but previously served as head of the Attack Department at Air Force Headquarters, the division responsible for operational planning in the northern arena. “I was involved in most of the planning,” he notes.
“The base, the squadron, and the entire Israeli Air Force continue to operate intensively and significantly in Gaza, but we’ve reached a strategic point where it became necessary to separate the northern front from the Gaza arena to achieve all our objectives. If we want to return residents to the northern border, the separation between the fronts is critical, to dismantle Hamas and create conditions for the return of the hostages. … [To read the full article, click here]
