All Israeli strikes in Gaza to require IDF chief's approval as military tightens policies – report

All Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip will now require approval from IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir, according to an Army Radio report citing security sources. This new policy tightens previous regulations that only mandated approval from a division commander. The change has reportedly led to a reduction in IDF attacks in Gaza, with the past 48 hours seeing only one strike. The IDF Spokesperson's Unit stated that "the escalation of the policy of attacks in Gaza is a decision of the political echelon." This development follows recent IDF confirmations of strikes that killed several terrorists, including a Palestinian Islamic Jihad commander involved in the October 7 attacks and holding a hostage, a Jaish al-Islam terrorist, and multiple Hamas commanders.