Ahead of move to new phase of war, Netanyahu holds situational assessment with top aides, IDF commanders

Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a situational assessment with top aides and military commanders in Southern Command headquarters, June 30, 2024. (Maayan Toaf/GPO)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a situational assessment with top aides and military commanders in Southern Command headquarters, June 30, 2024. (Maayan Toaf/GPO)

With the Rafah operation expected to wind down in the coming weeks — and the war to move to new, less intensive phase — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu begins a situational assessment with top aides and military commanders in Southern Command headquarters.

They also discuss “continuing military pressure” on Hamas, according to Netanyahu’s office.

Netanyahu is joined in Beersheba by National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.

Senior officers in attendance include IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi, Southern Command chief Maj. Gen. Yaron Finkelman, Air Force Commander Maj. Gen. Tomer Bar, the heads of the 162nd, 99th, and 98th divisions — all currently fighting in Gaza — and the commander of the Gaza Division.

The heads of the General Staff Operations and Intelligence directorates, the Ground Forces, and the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories also participate.

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