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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to hold a high-level discussion on Sunday with Defense Minister Israel Katz and IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir to evaluate the next steps in the Gaza Strip, including potential steps to embark on a wider military operation differing from previous offenses, according to defense sources.
If hostage negotiations do not result in a breakthrough in the coming days, the IDF is expected to embark on a wider military operation.
According to military officials, this scenario would require the deployment of five fully manned divisions, in contrast to the partial deployments used earlier in the campaign. The move would also necessitate a new wave of reserve call-ups under Tzav 8.
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If hostage negotiations do not result in a breakthrough in the coming days, the IDF is expected to embark on a wider military operation.
A mass evacuation could turn the Palestinian public against Hamas
Military sources said plans are being discussed to evacuate Gazans from key areas. They noted that, in Hamas’s current weakened state, a mass evacuation could turn public sentiment in Gaza against the group’s leadership. Still, they warned that urban warfare in heavily fortified and tunnel-ridden neighborhoods would result in significant IDF casualties.According to military officials, this scenario would require the deployment of five fully manned divisions, in contrast to the partial deployments used earlier in the campaign. The move would also necessitate a new wave of reserve call-ups under Tzav 8.
Israeli military considers new Gaza operation strategy, ceasefire stalls | The Jerusalem Post
Military sources told Walla that the largest civilian displacement of the Palestinian population in Gaza since the beginning of the war is being considered.
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