(Ha'aretz) Amos Harel - Among Israel's political and military leadership, there is a growing understanding that the war in Gaza will be transitioning to its next stage over the course of the next month. Washington's recommendation is that the change include the establishment of a buffer zone on the Gaza border. The U.S has no reservations about Israel's desire to expand the Khan Yunis offensive. In a recent battle, the IDF captured a Hamas company commander and learned that he had no idea his battalion commander had been killed in an Israeli bombing. The more junior officer continued to fight, in part out of fear of his commander. Had he known that his superior was dead, he would have surrendered.
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