IDF commander: 'There may be 2,000 missiles a day'

• Author: Arutz Sheva Staff
• Published date: 15 March 2021
• Date: 15 March 2021
• Publication title: Israel National News (Israel)

Speaking at the Besheva conference, Gordin said that according to the relative threat, during the next war the State of Israel can expect 2,000 missiles to be fired at it daily.

"This will challenge both the military and civilian systems," he warned.

However, he added that "our enemies on the various fronts need to know that if necessary, we will use a forceful military, as we have never done in the past. At the same time, they should know that the Israeli home front, which has proven itself more than once in the past, is strong and will stand steadfast against any challenge it is confronted with."

"They know that they will not win us in battle, so they are trying to move the battle to the second front, which is our home - by physically harming cities, towns, and villages, and by hurting our spirit via a psychological war. They should know that even on the home front, they will meet an iron, determined, and interconnected fist - and there as well they will suffer total defeat."

Regarding the Home Front Command's role in the war against coronavirus, Gordin said: "During the coronavirus crisis, the Home Front Command fulfilled its purpose of strengthening the nation's resilience and...