The Israeli military has said that chief of staff Eyal Zamir has approved the ‘main concept’ for an attack plan in the Gaza Strip, Reuters reports.

Israel has said it will launch a new offensive and seize control of Gaza City, which it captured shortly after the war’s outbreak in October 2023 before pulling out.

Israeli chief of staff Eyal Zamir looks on as he stands near the Israel-Gaza border in the southern kibbutz of Nahal Oz on April 20, 2018. — AFP/File
Israeli chief of staff Eyal Zamir looks on as he stands near the Israel-Gaza border in the southern kibbutz of Nahal Oz on April 20, 2018. — AFP/File

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