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IDF chief of staff visits northern Gaza’s Beit Hanoun, briefs troops ahead of ceasefire
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi visited troops of the Nahal Brigade in northern Gaza’s Beit Hanoun today.
The military says Halevi held an assessment with officers and briefed the troops on the army’s activities in Gaza in the coming days, ahead of an upcoming ceasefire with Hamas.