Soldiers destroyed a booby-trapped structure used to store weapons, the military said. In one clash, terrorists fired an anti-tank missile at troops, who returned fire and killed the assailants. No Israeli casualties were reported. The Israeli Air Force has been providing support, striking terror targets in coordination with ground forces.
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir on Wednesday approved the military’s “main framework” for seizing control of Gaza City. During a meeting with the IDF’s General Staff Forum, Zamir endorsed “the central concept for the plan for the next stages” in the war, the army stated. The Security Cabinet approved the plan last week by a “decisive majority.”Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has insisted that Israel will not occupy the Strip, saying the expansion of the war is aimed at destroying Hamas and freeing the local population from its regime of terror. (Read More)
