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Friday, December 1, 2023
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Friday, December 1, 2023
IDF chief meets with top brass ‘ahead of start of 2nd phase of war’
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi meets with the General Staff Forum at the IDF headquarters in Tel Aviv, December 1, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)
The IDF says Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi is meeting with the military’s top brass as fighting resumes in the Gaza Strip.
In a short statement, the IDF says the assessment with the General Staff Forum comes “ahead of the start of the second phase of the war.”
Israel is expected to expand its ground operations into the southern part of the Gaza Strip.
