At stormy cabinet meet, IDF chief said to warn Gaza op will lead to full-fledged occupation

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‘Where were you on Oct. 7?’: Zamir said to upbraid Netanyahu, ministers at heated meeting

Report says IDF chief warned government that planned op to conquer Gaza City will lead to ‘a military government’ in the Strip, as army starts calling up 60,000 reserve soldiers

The head of the military reportedly upbraided Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other assembled lawmakers during a contentious meeting Sunday night, accusing them of only now deciding to seriously tackle the Hamas terror group as justification to widen the military campaign and shirk a possible hostage release deal.

The comments from Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir, reported by Channel 13 news Monday night, underlined the growing rift between the country’s leadership and the commander of its army as the government pushes ahead with a controversial plan to conquer Gaza City rather than pursue a ceasefire arrangement that could see at least half of the remaining hostages freed.

The IDF was set Tuesday to start gradually calling up 60,000 reservists needed for the large-scale operation, despite concerns about manpower and troop fatigue after nearly 23 months of war following the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack.

“Good morning, sunshine,” Zamir is reported to have told the high-level security cabinet with sarcastic exasperation during the Sunday night meeting. “You [were] the cabinet on October 7. Now you remember to talk about defeating Hamas? Where were you on the 7th? The 8th? The 9th? Now you remember, after two years?”

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