All Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip will now require the approval of IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir, Army Radio reported Tuesday, citing security sources.
The requirement comes as the military tightens its overall attack policies, which until now required only the approval of a division commander.
The recent reduction of IDF attacks in Gaza is a direct result of the policy changes and the general reduction in targets since the October 7 massacre, the report said.
There had not been any strikes in Gaza over the past 48 hours, except for a single attack early on Monday, it said.
Any “escalation of the policy of attacks in Gaza is a decision of the political echelon,” Army Radio quoted the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit as saying.
IDF kills multiple Gaza terrorists in recent strikes
Multiple Gazans from various terrorist groups have been killed in recent weeks, including this past weekend in several strikes, the IDF reported.
One of the strikes over the weekend in the Deir el-Balah area killed a Palestinian Islamic Jihad Central Gaza Brigade commander, Mahmoud Fatair, the IDF reported Monday. He had taken part in the October 7 massacre and was involved in holding Rom Braslavski hostage, it said.
Also on Monday, the IDF confirmed killing Jaish al-Islam (Army of Islam) terrorist Alaa Imad Khamis Tarams in Gaza City last week.
The IDF said it had killed a Hamas Jabalya Battalion commander, Ahmad Khudar, the previous week.
On Sunday, the IDF said it had killed Hamas Nukhba commander Salem Jamal Abd al-Rahman Abu Labad in southern Gaza on Saturday. He had taken part in the October 7 massacre, it said.
The IDF confirmed the killing of a Hamas Maghazi Battalion commander, Muhammad Abd al-Nasser Muhammad Khatib, on Friday.
Shoshana Baker contributed to this report.
