text: Smotrich Says Israel Has Been Planning Resumption of Gaza Slaughter Since New IDF Chief Took Over
  
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  Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Tuesday that Israel had been planning to resume its genocidal war in Gaza since the Israeli military’s new chief of staff, Eyal Zamir, took the position on March 5.
  
  “As we promised and explained, the IDF returned tonight to a powerful attack on Gaza with the goal of destroying Hamas, returning all the hostages, and removing the threat posed by the Gaza Strip to Israeli citizens, thereby restoring security to residents of Israel’s encirclement and all Israeli citizens over time,” Smotrich wrote on X.
  
  “This is a gradual process that we have built and planned in recent weeks since the new Chief of Staff took office, and with God’s help, it will look completely different from what has been done so far,” he added.