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First on Fox: Three senior sources told Fox News Digital that senior Israeli military chief Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir opposes a full takeover of Gaza and urges the adoption of the Vitkov plan.
“Based on the experience of this war, the Chief of Staff is based on his professional judgment,” a former senior IDF official said. “In recent days, he told the cabinet that although the IDF has prepared for ground maneuvers, the right path is to reach an agreement to save all hostages and participate in negotiations. Now a maneuver could endanger the hostages, as we see in TV Sudan.”
Chief of the General Staff LTG Eyal Zamir conducted a field trip in the Gaza Strip. (Unit of IDF spokesperson)
The 2024 TV Sudan incident in Rafa remains a turning point in Israel’s decision-making. During this operation, Hamas executes six hostagesincluding the United States-Israel Hersh Goldberg-Polin, highlighted the risk of large-scale ground maneuver before negotiations were exhausted as Israeli forces were shut down.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly claimed that Israel’s goal is “not to occupy Gaza. Our goal is to release Gaza and get rid of the release of Hamas terrorists,” thinking it is necessary to capture the city of Gaza because Hamas refuses to put down his weapons. He said it was the only way to ensure that the release was roughly released 48 hostage Still held in Gaza.
But the former senior official told Fox News that military pressure has brought Hamas back to the July 29 Vickford framework. “The framework should be accepted, and Washington should understand the Chief’s position when it was submitted to the Cabinet. Hamas is now ready to stand under these conditions. Now, Hamas can now proceed under the military rule of Gaza and trust in Israel’s political efforts and make a concerted effort after that.
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American hostages Hersh Goldberg-Polin, 23, Eden Yerushalmi, 24, Carmel Gat, 40, Alex Lobanov, 32, Almog Sarusi, 27, and Ori Danino, 25, were “brutally murdered” by Hamas terrorists before IDF rescue. (Fox News)
A spokesman for the Prime Minister’s Office told Fox News Digital Numbers: “The Israeli Cabinet decided to continue to comply with the operational plan proposed by the Chief of Staff himself.”
recent Politico Report Citing a source described as “close to the president’s national security team”, he said Tuesday’s strike against Hamas in Doha might have been an action intentionally blocking negotiations. “Every time they make progress, it seems that he [Netanyahu] Sources said in the report.
IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir and Defense Minister Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel Katz attended a meeting in June 2025. (GPO)
Officials confirm to Fox News digital numbers that IDF Chief of Staff and Mossad directors object Qatar Operations. “The plan is long, but there is no reason to choose this particular opportunity rather than waiting for a response from Hamas in the negotiations,” one person added: “This decision, along with the decision to continue the Gaza operation, is opposed to the professional echelon recommendation.”
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A second source familiar with the cabinet’s deliberations confirmed that the Chief of Staff once again stood in the Security Cabinet and in the Diplomatic and Defense Subcommittee last Friday and yesterday. “He has made it clear that the Vidokov plan is a good plan,” the source said, noting its terms: 60 days of Israel’s withdrawal in exchange for the release of 10 hostages on the scene and 15 bodies, and if Hamas violates the deal, Israel can freely resume the battle.
