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IDF Spox-Plan Against Hamas 'Gradually Moving Ahead'

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Wires carrying comments from an Israeli military spox amid continued aerial bombardment of Gaza. States that "We are gradually moving ahead according to our plan." Spox: "Forces are deployed along [the] northern border, prepared for any scenario."

  • Says that the IDF "will not confirm the location of Israeli forces in Gaza, even if material appears on social media."
  • Comes after PM Benjamin Netanyahu stated on 28 Oct that the conflict had entered a “second stage”, which has seen an expansion in IDF fighting with Hamas forces within Gaza. His press conference was notable in that the PM took questions from domestic media, a rarity in recent years, and was seen as a sign of the significant political pressure Netanyahu finds himself under following the 7 October Hamas attacks.

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