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Israel’s ground incursion into Gaza City faces widespread criticism, including from within the IDF, with Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir reportedly dissenting. Concerns revolve around civilian casualties, the safety of Israeli hostages believed to be held in Gaza City, and the potential for hindering hostage negotiations. Defense Minister Katz remains resolute, vowing to continue the offensive to dismantle Hamas and secure hostage release. However, hostage families are protesting, accusing Netanyahu of prioritizing military action over their loved ones’ safe return, with one mother alleging he prefers their children “not alive.”
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Israel’s much-anticipated ground incursion into Gaza City has incited criticism and warnings from much of the international community, advocacy and aid organizations as well as the family members of the remaining Israeli hostages.
The top critic, according to Israeli media reports and one Israeli official briefed on the internal discussions, is Eyal Zamir, the Chief of the General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces.
The source briefed on the discussions confirmed Zamir’s opposition.
But Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz was defiant in a post on X this morning. “Gaza is burning. The IDF strikes with an iron fist at the terrorist infrastructure and IDF soldiers are fighting bravely to create the conditions for the release of the hostages and the defeat of Hamas. We will not relent and we will not back down — until the mission is completed,” he wrote.
The military believes that some, though not all, are in Gaza City, said the person who had been briefed on internal government discussions, who asked to remain anonymous due to the sensitive nature of the ongoing military campaign.
Last night family members of hostages demonstrated against the offensive outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s residence and this morning Anat Angrest, whose son Matan, 22, remains in captivity was still protesting.
“Prime Minister Netanyahu, instead of saving our children, is bombing them. He doesn’t want negotiations, he wants them to come back not alive and disappear there,” she said.
