IDF chief holds assessment with senior commanders following decision to take Gaza City

By Emanuel Fabian

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8 August 2025, 3:06 pm

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

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir held an assessment with senior officers at the Southern Command this morning, after last night’s security cabinet decision to capture Gaza City.

As part of the assessment, the officers discussed “the current fighting situation and the formulation of plans and preparations for the continuation of the fighting in the Gaza Strip,” the IDF says.

“The chief of staff noted that in the coming days the IDF will deepen operational planning with professionalism… with the aim of creating conditions for the return of the hostages and the collapse of the Hamas regime,” the military adds.