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Katz approves new Gaza battle plans

By Emanuel Fabian 20 March 2025, 5:54 pm 25 Edit

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

Defense Minister Israel Katz meets with IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir, Operations Directorate chief Maj. Gen. Oded Basiuk, and other top officials during an assessment, March 20, 2025. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)
Defense Minister Israel Katz meets with IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir, Operations Directorate chief Maj. Gen. Oded Basiuk, and other top officials during an assessment, March 20, 2025. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)

Defense Minister Israel Katz approved the military’s battle plans for the Gaza Strip a short while ago during a meeting with IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir, his office says.

“We already see that the military pressure affects Hamas’s position. We will not stop until the hostages are released,” Katz says during the assessment.

Other top military and defense officials participated in the meeting.

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