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The Israeli occupation army announced that its Chief of Staff approved – Wednesday evening – the military plans for the subsequent stages of the ground incursion into Gaza stripWhile the Occupation Defense Minister, Yoav Galant, confirmed that his forces are ready to resume fighting immediately on all fronts, air, land and sea.
A statement issued by the occupation army stated that Israeli Chief of Staff Herzi Halevy held a session today to approve combat plans for the subsequent stages of the ground military operation in Gaza. He explained that Halevy approved those plans, without mentioning further details, according to Anadolu Agency.
The announcement comes at a time when efforts are intensifying to extend the truce and reach a long-term ceasefire agreement, as delegates of many countries called for during a session to…UN Security Council At the ministerial level to discuss the situation in Gaza – today, Wednesday – by converting the temporary truce into a permanent ceasefire.
In the same context, Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper quoted Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant as saying, “Army forces in the air, land, and sea are ready to resume fighting immediately.”
The Israeli Broadcasting Corporation broadcast a video clip of Gallant in which he confirmed that the fighting throughout Gaza will resume soon, and “will continue until Hamas is defeated and all the kidnapped people are recovered,” he said.
Efforts to extend the truce
Earlier this morning, Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed that the occupation army would resume the war in the Gaza Strip after the end of the prisoner exchange between Israel and the Islamic Resistance Movement (agitation).
The Israeli Prime Minister said in a statement issued by his office today, “Since the beginning of the war (last October 7), I have set three goals: eliminating Hamas, returning all our abductees, and ensuring that Gaza will never pose a threat to Israel, and these goals still exist.” “
These statements coincide with the Qatar-led talks aimed at extending the temporary truce.
The American Bloomberg website quoted an informed source as saying that the negotiators, including Qatar and the United States, pressed to extend the truce in Gaza between Hamas and Israel for an additional two days.
The source added that the Qatar-led talks are still ongoing, but they seek to extend the calm in Gaza for two days or more.
In a related context, Israeli Channel 12 reported that an Israeli security meeting will be held tonight to discuss the possibility of extending the temporary truce for another two days.
