Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz held an assessment regarding the situation in Gaza today with Chief of General Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir and other senior military officials, prior to tonight’s meeting of the Israeli Political & Security Cabinet to approve the ceasefire agreement with Hamas. Following the assessment, the Defense Ministry stated: “The defense minister instructed the IDF to respond with great force to any threat and any attack by the Hamas terror organization against our forces during the interim stage before the government’s decision and until the implementation of the agreement.”