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As part of the impending widening of the invasion of Gaza, the IDF plans to completely clear northern Gaza of civilians, sending them to southern Gaza, where the new humanitarian aid pilot program will start, a senior security source said on Monday.
The announcement finally means effectively the implementation of the "General's Plan" which was widely discussed for much of 2024, but never implemented under a mix of pressure from the Biden administration and objections within the IDF itself.
According to the plan - originated by former national security council chief Giora Eiland and then also adopted by a group of senior reservists officers who were upset that the war was not leading to a quick enough defeat of Hamas - if all civilians were cleared from northern Gaza, then the IDF could let loose completely against any remaining Hamas terrorists in the area.
Under the Trump administration, Israel has had a freer hand regarding how it handles war tactics and humanitarian aid.
The senior security source added that most of Gaza, other than certain set zones, would be cleared, and that northern Gaza, especially, would be mostly flattened as the IDF did in the Rafah area at the Morag Junction.
Read more...https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-852714
The announcement finally means effectively the implementation of the "General's Plan" which was widely discussed for much of 2024, but never implemented under a mix of pressure from the Biden administration and objections within the IDF itself.
According to the plan - originated by former national security council chief Giora Eiland and then also adopted by a group of senior reservists officers who were upset that the war was not leading to a quick enough defeat of Hamas - if all civilians were cleared from northern Gaza, then the IDF could let loose completely against any remaining Hamas terrorists in the area.
Under the Trump administration, Israel has had a freer hand regarding how it handles war tactics and humanitarian aid.
The senior security source added that most of Gaza, other than certain set zones, would be cleared, and that northern Gaza, especially, would be mostly flattened as the IDF did in the Rafah area at the Morag Junction.
Read more...https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-852714
