Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecurityIDF's new directive allows strikes only in cases of 'imminent danger' as Palestinian officials accuse Israel of blocking progress and Netanyahu says Israel will not withdraw until Hamas is disarmedShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeYaniv Kubovich09:55 PM • August 04 2026 IDTIsrael's political leadership instructed the military not to carry out assassination strikes in Gaza without the IDF chief of staff's approval, allowing troops to strike without such approval only in cases of "imminent danger."Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:PLOPalestiniansHamasGazaIsrael - U.S.Benjamin NetanyahuBoard of PeaceCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesGaza Board of PeaceElbit-UAEIsrael KatzCeuta Michigan PrimaryElection PollsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastIsrael, Ceuta and 'The Real Story': How to Spot Conspiratorial HogwashTop Court: Racial Violence Against Arabs 'Contrary to Israel's Core Values'A Diss Track of Rapper Saint Levant Asks What Famous Palestinians Should BeJewish Billionaire and Megadonor Ron Lauder Reportedly Stopped Donating to GOPIran Considered Strikes on Ukraine as Caspian Sea Tensions Spiked, Adviser SaysRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThis Israeli ultra-Orthodox Feminist Activist Has a Warning for U.S. JewsNetanyahu Says Israel Has 'Special Forces' Ready if He's Arrested on NY VisitHow Israel's Elbit Armed the United Arab EmiratesTwo Female Israeli Soldiers Die by Suicide as IDF Mental Health Crisis DeepensDozens of IDF Soldiers Desert Sde Teiman Base in Protest of Commander'I Tried, I Got Crushed by AIPAC': Andy Levin Is All-in for El-Sayed