Israeli Prime Minister: Israeli military action has set back the military capabilities of armed groups in the Gaza Strip for several years

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a video address during a visit to IDF Southern Command headquarters and Hatzerim Air Force Base on Wednesday, local time.

He said armed groups such as the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (Jihad) in the Gaza Strip had been hit hard, and that Israeli forces had regressed the military capabilities of armed groups in the Gaza Strip for many years.

He also said that Israel is assessing the situation and will make a decision that if necessary, the Israeli army will continue to take military action.