IDF General Staff approves plan to continue fighting in Gaza

IDF General Staff approves plan to continue fighting in Gaza

Kyiv  •  UNN

 • 23177 views

IDF Chief of Staff Gertsi Halevi approves plans to continue fighting in Gaza, with the last remaining city of Rafah yet to be cleared by Israeli troops.

Chief of the General Staff of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), Herzi Halevi, has approved a plan to continue hostilities in the southern Gaza Strip. This was reported by the IDF press service in the Telegram channel, UNN reports.

Details

The Chief of the General Staff, Lieutenant General Gertsi Halevi, conducted a situational assessment and approved plans for the continuation of the war in the Southern Command together with the commander of the Southern Command, Lieutenant General Yaron Finkelman, and other commanders

said in a statement

The last city in the southern Gaza Strip not cleared by the Israeli army is Rafah. According to the UN, it is home to more than 1.4 million Palestinian refugees. US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said that the US would not support an operation in the city.

Netanyahu says "there is a date" when IDF will enter RafahApr 8 2024, 06:45 PM • 30606 views