Israel’s war on Gaza City is well underway. IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir told troops in Gaza yesterday that the military would approve “the plan for the next stage of the war” later in the day, reported the Times of Israel. “We will maintain the momentum of Operation Gideon’s Chariots while focusing on Gaza City,” he said, referring to the military offensive launched in May. “We will continue to strike until Hamas is defeated, with our eyes on the hostages. We will act with a sophisticated, measured, and responsible strategy. The IDF will employ all its capabilities on land, in the air, and at sea in order to strike Hamas with force,” Zamir said. “Soon we will move on to the next stage of Operation Gideon’s Chariots, in which we will continue to deepen the harm to Hamas in Gaza City until its defeat.”
“Operation Gideon’s Chariots has met its objectives,” Zamir claimed, adding that “Hamas no longer possesses the same capabilities it had before the operation; we have dealt it a severe blow.”
ToI noted that ahead of the plan, Israel announced on Aug. 16 that it will renew the supply of tents and shelter equipment to Gaza, which has not been allowed for 26 weeks, “as part of the IDF’s preparations to move the population from combat zones to the southern Gaza Strip for their protection.”
