Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yisrael Katz, Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir and the IDF leadership held a preliminary discussion on Friday at the Kirya, ahead of the cabinet meeting on Sunday - which is expected to approve a significant expansion of the ground maneuver in Gaza, against the backdrop of the ongoing stalemate in the deal to release the hostages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
An Israeli source said after the discussion: "As long as Hamas does not release our hostages, we will continue to significantly deepen our military operation. This is what is going to happen, unless Hamas agrees at the last minute to a deal and releases the hostages.".<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tomorrow, the cabinet will approve plans to intensify the fighting in the Gaza Strip, and as part of that, the mobilization of reserves will also be expanded. Apparently, this is not a broad maneuver and occupation of the entire Gaza Strip - but rather another "step," albeit a significant one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to a report by Hillel Biton Rosen on Channel 14's Saturday evening edition, the decision was made in Israel that Operation "Might and Sword" would end, and in its place a large-scale military maneuver would begin, under a new name, aimed at defeating Hamas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The move was formulated in discussions at the political and security levels, and is considered another significant step in the fighting in the south. The decision marks a clear change in direction \u2013 from a targeted operation to a broad ground operation, with a single goal this time \u2013 achieving a decision on the Hamas terrorist organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the report, Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir will lead an aggressive combat method that will return old and familiar combat concepts to the battlefield: conquest, purification, control, and victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some of the regular divisions with significant experience in the war will return to fight in Gaza in full force, rather than in a reduced force as before. In addition, tens of thousands of reserve fighters will also be mobilized, some of whom will also operate in other theaters, including Judea and Samaria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was also reported that Israel is determined not to allow terrorists to return to the places where our forces operated, and as a result, the face of the Strip is expected to change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to a report this evening on Kan News, the Chief of Staff presented the Prime Minister and the Minister of Defense with plans to increase military pressure on Hamas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the plan, the mobilization of tens of thousands of reserve soldiers - who have already received notices for mobilization - will be approved. In addition, the IDF will evacuate the Palestinian population from the north and center of the Gaza Strip, similar to the Rafah model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Chief of Staff's plan also includes the IDF taking over territories, systematically combing them and remaining there - a move known as the "Little Gaza Plan.".<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition, the IDF will build humanitarian complexes, similar to the complex built in the southern Gaza Strip between the Morag and Philadelphia routes. In the complexes, food will be distributed to the population by international companies or organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In Israel, they say that the aid will be measured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Israeli officials said that bringing in 600 food trucks a day, as was the case in the past, was a mistake. According to the Chief of Staff's position, the IDF will not distribute food to Gaza residents, there will be no hunger in the Strip, and the aid will not reach Hamas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Prime Minister's Office announced that "in light of developments in the Gaza Strip and Syria, and due to a busy political-security schedule, Prime Minister Netanyahu has decided to postpone his visit to Azerbaijan to another date.".<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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