Israel National News reports: “Israeli decision-makers are planning to resume the war in Gaza within four to six weeks with great force, sending tens of thousands of soldiers into Gaza in a coordinated attack against Hamas, the American Washington Free Beacon reported.

According to the report, incoming IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir has been developing the plan at the behest of Prime Minister Netanyahu and Defense Minister Katz. Zamir reportedly considered the previous plans developed by outgoing Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi as not strong enough to achieve victory. The new plan would see a larger deployment of IDF troops to Gaza, as many as 50,000, than have been deployed in the territory at any point in the war so far.

The plan calls for the transfer of the civilian population of Gaza to humanitarian buffer zones before a comprehensive ground attack on Hamas forces and the other terrorist organizations in Gaza is launched.

The article quoted Brigadier General (res.) Amir Avivi, who stated that the operation would be ‘decisive’ and that Israel ‘will use every tool it has to conquer Gaza and eradicate Hamas.’…”