israel s defense minister is outlining plans for phase three in the war in gaza, a targeted approach in the north and sustained fight in the south, where israel believes hamas s leadership is hiding. raf sanchez reports from tel aviv. i know you sat down with admiral daniel hagari, he rarely does foreign press. what did he tell you? reporter: i asked about the 2 million civilians in gaza, most concentrated in the south of the strip. that s where israel is concentrating the military operations in the new phase of the war, and i asked admiral hagari, when will those displaced palestinian civilians who are now in the south be able to get out of harm s way, and return to their homes in the north. he wouldn t give a time line on that. he said ultimately this will be a decision for israel s cabinet. i also asked him, chris, how is
Israelis welcomed news that a top Palestinian militant had been killed, but feared that it might impede the release of hostages and kindle a broader war.
The Israeli military said on Monday that it would begin withdrawing several thousand troops from the Gaza Strip at least temporarily, in what was the most significant publicly announced reduction…