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An Israel Defense Forces spokesperson addressed a possible ground incursion in an interview with David Muir, as the “World News Tonight” anchor reports from Israel.

IDF Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus told Muir Wednesday that the “carnage” in the kibbutz of Be’eri, where more than 100 bodies were found, “definitely put things into perspective.”

Following Hamas’ attack, 360,000 Israeli reservists have been called up and tanks and soldiers are amassing on the Gaza border.

“One could deduce that from the troops that we have called up that it is what they will be tasked to do,” Conricus told Muir, adding that at the end of the war, Hamas “won’t have the military ability to kill or hurt Israeli civilians ever again.”

Asked whether there was any scenario where a ground incursion would not happen, Conricus responded that it’s “difficult to say.”

“I personally don’t think so. But that matters less,” he said. “Our job is to be prepared and have all the troops ready for whatever assignment and however it is decided to implement them.”