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The Israeli Chief of Staff, Major General Aal Zamir, delivered a blunt assessment: the plan to seize Gaza City and establish full control might inevitably lead to an indefinite military occupation. During a nearly six-hour cabinet meeting, Zamir proposed that conquering Gaza's urban centers and advancing into refugee camps would force Israel into the uncomfortable position of governing Gaza’s 2 million residents directly—an occupation without a clear exit strategy.