In this exclusive interview, Captain David Avraham, the Head of International Press for the IDF, shares his insights on the ongoing conflict and Israel's unwavering stance against Hamas and other terror networks. As the anniversary of the October 7 attack approaches, Avraham emphasizes that Israel is committed to fighting until the end, even if it stands alone. He discusses the necessity of dismantling terrorist organizations and the efforts being made to ensure Israel's security.
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00:00Hello and welcome to this special broadcast on the first anniversary of the dastardly
00:07attack on Israel that happened on October 7th, 2023, when Hamas terrorists came in large
00:14numbers and killed and murdered and raped hundreds of innocent Israelis there at the
00:22border area with Gaza and Israel.
00:26Joining us today is Captain David Abraham.
00:28He is IDF's head of international press and he is the one we thought of speaking to because
00:36a lot of information, misinformation is doing rounds and Hamas, the way it is projecting
00:43itself as a victim, is something that beats not just Israel but everyone around the world.
00:50David, thank you so much for speaking to us, for speaking to One India.
00:54We really appreciate your time here.
00:56Thank you, sir.
00:57Pleasure to be here.
00:58Captain David, as I mentioned, there are two-pronged wars that Israel is fighting as of now.
01:05One that is fought through military cadre.
01:09The other one is about misinformation.
01:13How has IDF evolved in these last one year, these last 365 days, as far as countering
01:21the narrative is concerned and countering the Hamas aggression is concerned?
01:26We all know what Hamas did exactly a year ago.
01:28On October 7th, they executed one of the most brutal terror attacks in the history of mankind,
01:33killing over 1,200 people and kidnapping over 250.
01:37This attack was deliberately planned for years and years to the help of their proxies, other
01:42Iranian proxies, and they've been planning this attack together.
01:46Part of this attack and part of their general strategic is to use misinformation and to
01:50make sure that the world doesn't really know what's going on there.
01:54It's something that they use and they weaponize, and it's something that we need to deal with
01:57every day.
01:58Absolutely.
01:59And now that the war has escalated further, yes, there is support for Israel, there is
02:07support for the cause that Israel is fighting for, yet traveling into or going into uncharted
02:15territory, say, of Lebanon, for that matter, Iran is now directly in the conflict.
02:20How has it changed Iran's, Israel's strategy to counter these multi-pronged enemies?
02:28We are well aware of the enemy that we are facing against.
02:31Iran is working to destabilize the region, and they're doing it in many different countries,
02:35both in the Middle East and Northern Africa.
02:37We know that when we fight one of their proxies, we're actually fighting all of them, meaning
02:41right now we're fighting seven different fronts.
02:44We have the South, we have the North, we have others, the East, Far South, which I'm sure
02:48you are aware of.
02:50Our goals have been and will remain to protect the people of Israel, to protect our civilians.
02:57And recently, the new war target was added to return the people of the North back to
03:02their homes.
03:03So we may have many adversaries and many enemies, but we will continue to protect our people
03:07and do it in the most humane way that we know.
03:10Right.
03:11Captain David, given this complex geopolitical environment as well, I know you are part of
03:17the IDF, Israeli Defense Forces, but how does the IDF balance the need for security
03:24with maintaining diplomatic relationships, especially with nations that have recently
03:29come to help Israel?
03:32That is one aspect, diplomacy, and the other one is military.
03:34How does Israel find a balance there?
03:37That's a great question.
03:38At the end of the day, the IDF is one of the tools that the government uses to advance
03:42its policies and what they think is right for the country.
03:46We are obviously the military tool and we do whatever the political echelon tells us
03:50to do.
03:51We will say that the military cooperation with our allies is outstanding, both the ones
03:55that we can speak about and the ones that we can't.
03:57We're very grateful to have allies who are fighting with us against this war on terrorism,
04:02this war on darkness.
04:03And it really is understanding of a lot of different countries, both in the region and
04:07the world, the threat that Iran poses both to the Middle East and to the world.
04:13Absolutely.
04:14One final question.
04:15I know time is of essence for you.
04:17Is this a fight till the end?
04:19Many critiques would say that Israel has been given an option for ceasefire, but Prime Minister
04:24Netanyahu has chosen otherwise.
04:26How do you look at it?
04:28Again, as I mentioned, we're here to do whatever the political echelon tells us to do.
04:34We're here until we can ensure the safety of the civilians of Israel.
04:38A ceasefire for now isn't enough if we cannot promise the security of our civilians for
04:43years to come.
04:45The options that we have in the table are vast.
04:47We always would prefer the diplomatic solutions, but seeing that our enemies have one intention
04:52and one clear goal, which is the destruction of the state of Israel and killing of all
04:56eight million civilians inside, it looks like we have other options that we need to execute
05:00right now.
05:01Right.
05:02And, Captain David, one final message to the world as far as IDF and Israel is concerned
05:07so that they also get to know that what exactly is transpiring and hearing it directly from
05:11IDF and not from any other source?
05:13Absolutely.
05:14We're here to fight evil.
05:15We're here to fight terrorism.
05:17We've seen what these terrorists are capable of doing.
05:19They're very proud of it.
05:20They're not hiding it for one second.
05:21And we're here to make sure that the state of Israel and the civilians of Israel will
05:24continue to live safely, whatever means possible.
05:28Thank you very much for having me.
05:29Thanks, Captain David Abraham, the head of IDF, the head of international press.
05:33Thank you so much for taking time out, Captain.
05:35We really appreciate it.
05:36And our good wishes are with you, your family and your countrymen in these times of dire
05:40Thank you, sir.
05:41To you and yours as well.
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