IDF spokesperson: 'prepared to keep operating for weeks to come' — has targets, munitions, manpower

IDF military spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Nadav Shoshani told reporters via Reuters that Israel is prepared for weeks more of fighting in its war on Iran. 'We are prepared to keep operating for weeks to come. We have the targets for that, the munition for that, the manpower for that, and it's up to the leadership to decide,' Shoshani said. The statement came as the Guardian's March 31 live blog flagged it as a key event. Shoshani's remarks directly follow Netanyahu's statement that the war was 'definitely beyond the halfway point' in missions — together signaling Israel views the campaign as entering its final phase but with significant operational capacity remaining. The IDF spokesperson's framing — 'it's up to the leadership to decide' — also reveals a visible distinction between military readiness and political decision-making. This comes in direct tension with the WSJ report (March 31) that Trump told aides he was willing to end the campaign even without reopening Hormuz. The apparent Israel-US divergence on timeline and war aims could complicate any ceasefire or wind-down negotiations. Amnesty International separately reported that at least 1,900 people — including at least 100 Minab schoolchildren — had been killed in Iran as a result of US-Israeli attacks as of March 27.