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Posted on March 3, 2026
2 min readLast updated: April 2, 2026
Add as preferred source on GoogleIsrael’s military, says Lt. Col. Nadav Shoshani on March 3, has planned a weeks‑long air campaign against Iran, describing progress as positive and saying ground‑force deployment is unlikely at this stage.
Tel Aviv, March 3 (Reuters) - The Israeli military has prepared for a campaign against Iran that could last several weeks but is unlikely to see the deployment of ground forces, a military spokesperson told reporters on Tuesday.
"We have prepared a general scope of weeks," Lieutenant Colonel Nadav Shoshani said in an online briefing, adding that the duration of the military campaign could change, depending on developments. He described progress so far as positive.
When asked if Israel could deploy ground forces to Iran, Shoshani said that was unlikely.
"I don't think that's something very likely at the moment for Israeli forces. There's not a practical idea at the moment that I know of," he said.
Israel and the U.S. have been carrying out air strikes against Iran since Saturday, triggering Iranian retaliation.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that the U.S.-Israel war with Iran could take "some time" but would not take years.
(Reporting by Alexander Cornwell and Steven Scheer; Editing by Aidan Lewis)
The Israeli military has prepared for a campaign against Iran that could last several weeks, but the duration may change depending on developments.
According to a military spokesperson, deploying ground forces to Iran is unlikely at the moment.
Israel and the U.S. have carried out air strikes against Iran since Saturday, prompting Iranian retaliation.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that the conflict could take 'some time' but would not last years.
The news was reported by Alexander Cornwell and Steven Scheer, and edited by Aidan Lewis.
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