The chief of the General Staff of Israel approved the general offensive plan for the city of Gaza during. The plan to occupy the city of Gaza marks a crucial intensification of Israel's war on Hamas for nearly 2 years. The strategy will require the resettlement of around 1 million Palestinian civilians.
During the meeting, the military's actions were presented to date, including the Zeitun territory offensive launched on Tuesday. According to the Armed Forces Communication, "the main concept of a plan for further action in the Gaza Strip has been presented and approved, in line with the political direction guidelines".
Intensification of conflict
The plan to occupy the city of Gaza marks a crucial intensification of Israel's war on Hamas for nearly 2 years. The strategy will require the resettlement of around 1 million Palestinian civilians.
The Israeli authorities' decision was met with widespread criticism both internationally and internally. According to the media, General Zamir had previously raised doubts about this plan, indicating a threat to about 20 surviving hostages imprisoned by terrorists and soldiers.
Conflict in Israeli Command
The Chief of General Staff advocated a milder strategy to establish a lap, not a complete capture of Hamas-controlled areas. After Zamir's decision, however, he assured that the military would carry out an approved plan "as best as possible".
As of Monday, there has been a heated dispute between General Zamir and Minister of Defence Kacem. The Minister announced that he would not approve the higher officer appointments proposed by the Chief of General Staff and accused him of deficiency of coordination in this matter.
Zamir replied that it was the Minister of Defence who refused to meet him about the nomination. The Army indicated in a message that it was the Chief of the General Staff who decides on the nominations for grades from the Colonel up and the Minister may then approve the decision or not.
On Wednesday, Kac issued another statement, stressing that the army remained under civilian supervision. He added that the Chief of the General Staff was trying to change the procedures "perhaps on the advice of provocative arguments by anti-government advisers".
Charges against the Prime Minister
According to KAN's public television, General Zamir met Tuesday with erstwhile advanced commanders of the Israeli Defence Forces, who are critical of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanjah. Zamir was about to say that after he opposed the Prime Minister's plan for the full offensive, he was targeted and that Netanjah's closest associates wanted him out of office.
Sources used: "PAP" Note: This article was edited with the aid of Artificial Intelligence.
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