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IDF, Shin Bet approve ‘plans for continuation of the war’ in meeting at Southern Command HQ
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
File: L-R: Shin Bet head Ronen Bar, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi, and head of the Southern Command Maj. Gen. Yaron Finkelman attend a meeting at the command's HQ in Beersheba, March 9, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi and the head of the Shin Bet Ronen Bar approved battle plans at the Southern Command headquarters in Beersheba earlier today.
The IDF says the meeting was attended by the commander of the Southern Command, Maj. Gen. Yaron Finkelman, the deputy of the Shin Bet, and other officers.
The IDF says Halevi and Bar “approved plans for the continuation of the war” without elaborating.
