During visit to Tulkarem, IDF chief says military ‘expanding activity in Gaza’

By Emanuel Fabian

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22 August 2025, 3:27 pm

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Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir speaks to officers in the West Bank city of Tulkarem, August 22, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir visited the West Bank city of Tulkarem this morning alongside other senior officers.

Zamir says there is nowhere in the West Bank that the military cannot reach to “prevent attacks and to continue enabling operational freedom of action,” according to remarks provided by the IDF.

“As in all sectors, we do not wait; we thwart threats before they grow,” he says, adding that “the campaign is ongoing; we are expanding activity in Gaza.”

The military says Zamir was joined by Central Command chief Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth, Operations Directorate chief Maj. Gen. Itzik Cohen, and West Bank division commander Brig. Gen. Yaki Dolf.