All Israeli strikes in Gaza to require IDF chief Zamir's approval as military tightens policies

In a move to tighten its military policies, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have imposed a requirement that all strikes in Gaza must first be approved by the Chief of Staff, Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir. This development emerged from a report by Army Radio, which quoted security sources. Previously, the approval for strikes was solely in the hands of a division commander.

The new policy was introduced in light of the IDF's recent reduction in attacks on Gaza, which is attributed to the general decrease in targets following the October 7 massacre.

The decrease in strikes is evident; there have been no IDF attacks in Gaza over the past two days, with the lone exception of a strike that took place early Monday. The IDF spokesperson's unit affirmed that any change in the policy of attacks in Gaza would be a decision made by the political echelon.

During recent strikes, several Palestinian terrorists from various groups have been killed. On one occasion, a commander of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad Central Gaza Brigade, Mahmoud Fatair, was killed in a strike over the weekend in the Deir el-Balah area. He had participated in the October 7 massacre and was involved in holding hostage Rom Braslavski. Another strike resulted in the death of Jaish al-Islam (Army of Islam) terrorist Alaa Imad Khamis Tarams in Gaza City.

Additionally, a Hamas Jabalya Battalion commander, Ahmad Khudar, was killed in a strike the previous week. On Sunday, a Hamas Nukhba commander, Salem Jamal Abd al-Rahman Abu Labad, was reported killed in southern Gaza. Over the course of the past few weeks, multiple Hamas and terrorist commanders have been targeted during IDF strikes in Gaza.