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IDF planning ‘at least’ three more weeks of Iran strikes

Army spokesman Brigadier General Effie Defrin confirmed that officials have ‘deeper plans’ for the war beyond the Pesach holiday

March 16, 2026 11:10
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Smoke and fire rise from the site of airstrikes at Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran on March 7, 2026 (Getty Images)
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IDF officials have confirmed they are planning at least three more weeks of strikes against Iran.

Military spokesman Brigadier General Effie Defrin told CNN on Sunday: "We have thousands of targets ahead.

"We are ready, in coordination with our US allies, with plans through at least the Jewish holiday of Passover, about three weeks from now."

And he suggested that the war could continue even after that date, adding that Israel has "deeper plans for even three weeks beyond that".

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