IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir and soon-to-be ousted Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar visited troops in the Tel Sultan neighborhood of southern Gaza’s Rafah today, as the military expanded its offensive against Hamas.

During the visit, Zamir says that “the only thing that can stop us from advancing is the release of our hostages.”

Bar says that “Hamas will continue to pay prices as long as the 59 hostages are not returned.”