The Chief of the General Staff, LTG Herzi Halevi, conducted an assessment of the situation in the Gaza Strip and reported on the results of the operation against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, report the Israel Defense Forces. The Chief of Staff noted that in the past three weeks of fighting in the Jabalia area of the Gaza Strip, the IDF has eliminated around 1,000 terrorists and captured nearly as many, dealing a serious blow to the Hamas group. “From this position of power, we are supporting our civilians and soldiers who are held hostage and are prepared to fight with tremendous determinati…