Israeli reports indicated, this evening, Tuesday, a disagreement in the Israeli “war cabinet” regarding the conduct of military operations in the besieged Gaza Strip, and the timing of the transition to the “next phase,” including changing fighting methods and shifting from the widespread deployment of forces in the Gaza Strip to assembling forces and carrying out focused operations.

According to Israeli Channel 13, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Galant support the continuation of intense and violent operations in various areas of the Gaza Strip for additional weeks, until the end of next January, while Ministers Benny Gantz and Gadi Eisenkot support the start of the transition to the "next stage".

The former Chief of Staff of the Israeli Army, Minister Eisenkot, believes that “delaying the transition to the next stage, contrary to what was agreed upon, creates many more weak points (for the Israeli army),” stressing that, in return, “moving to the next stage will contribute to achieving “War objectives,” according to what was confirmed during the closed deliberations of the “War Cabinet,” according to Channel 13.