The IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot spoke at an event held at the Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) in Herzliya, commemorating former IDF Chief of Staff, the late Amnon Lipkin-Shahak.<br />Regarding the current terrorism wave, Eisenkot said that "an effort must be made to separate the population and terrorism during severe incidents, allowing those not involved in terrorism to make a living and have hope.<br />We need to strictly abide by the law and the IDF code.<br />The IDF has accepted responsibility for the territories and it is the ruler."<br />He added that, "the threat of offensive tunneling is the number 1 mission this year.<br />There's widespread activity consisting of initiatives and of us searching for every possible idea to neutralize this threat.<br />We have advanced abilities.