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Gaza City will remain under siege, but the IDF will not move from the lines it has already reached, N12 reported.
The IDF shifted from offensive to defensive maneuvers, N12 News reported on Saturday.
Gaza City will remain under siege, but the IDF will not move from the lines it has already reached.
A senior Israeli official confirmed to N12 that the political echelon “instructed the IDF to move to defensive activity only in the Strip and to stop the operation to capture Gaza City.”
IDF Spokesman in Arabic Avichay Adraee stated that the area north of Wadi Gaza is still considered an active combat zone in a statement on X/Twitter.
IDF still considers areas of Gaza an active combat zone
“For your safety, avoid returning north or approaching areas where IDF forces are operating anywhere in the Strip — including its southern regions,” the statement reads.
On Friday evening, IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir instructed the military to prepare for the release of the hostages.
In a statement, the IDF said that it will transfer a majority of its manpower to the Southern Command to ensure the protection of Israeli troops.
Reuters, citing Gazan authorities, reported that Israel struck Gaza on Saturday.
Israeli fire killed six people across the Gaza Strip, the Gazan Strip’s authorities said. One strike killed four people in a house in Gaza City, while another killed two others in Khan Younis in the south, medical workers and Gazan authorities said.
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