{
  "id": 141080,
  "title": "All Israeli strikes in Gaza to require IDF chief Zamir's approval as military tightens policies",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/all-israeli-strikes-in-gaza-to-require-idf-chief-zamirs-approval-as",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-04T18:54:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-904571"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.\n\nThe 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.\n\nDuring 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.\n\nAdditionally, 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.",
  "summary": "The Army Radio report follows IDF confirmations of several strikes over the weekend and in previous weeks, which killed multiple Gaza terrorists from different terror groups.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/funeral-held-for-112-victims-buried-under-rubble-of-gaza-flats-for",
        "published": "2026-08-04T14:48:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Photos: Thousands in Gaza City join mass funeral for 112 Palestinians",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/photos-thousands-in-gaza-city-join-mass-funeral-for-112-palestinians",
        "published": "2026-08-04T14:51:51.000Z"
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        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "Mass funeral in Gaza for 112 Palestinians killed in 2023 Israeli strike",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/mass-funeral-in-gaza-for-112-palestinians-killed-in-2023-israeli",
        "published": "2026-08-04T15:07:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Gaza holds mass funeral for extended family recovered from wartime rubble",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/gaza-holds-mass-funeral-for-extended-family-recovered-from-wartime",
        "published": "2026-08-04T15:14:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "Palestinians mourn 112 people retrieved from rubble in Gaza",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/palestinians-mourn-112-people-retrieved-from-rubble-in-gaza",
        "published": "2026-08-04T15:52:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Gaza mass funeral for 112 Palestinians, including children, recovered from 2023 strike",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/gaza-mass-funeral-for-112-palestinians-including-children-recovered",
        "published": "2026-08-04T16:52:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Mass funeral held in Gaza for family killed during war",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/mass-funeral-held-in-gaza-for-family-killed-during-war",
        "published": "2026-08-04T17:51:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Antara News Indonesia",
        "title": "Indonesia strongly condemns Israeli attacks hindering Gaza Peace Plan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/indonesia-strongly-condemns-israeli-attacks-hindering-gaza-peace-plan",
        "published": "2026-08-04T20:59:41.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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