Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Monday told US Special Envoy Amos Hochstein that moving to “Phase 3” in the Gaza war will affect all fronts.

"Minister Gallant told Hochstein that the transition to ‘Phase C’ in the war in Gaza will impact developments on all fronts and that Israel is preparing for every scenario, both militarily and diplomatically," noted a readout issued by Gallant’s office following his meeting with Hochstein in Washington.

Israeli officials have yet to clarify what Gallant means by “Phase C,” but on October 20, shortly after the terror attack that prompted Israel’s massive military response in Gaza, the Gallant and the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee said that the war against Hamas would have three main phases: Phase One would entail a military campaign involving air and ground assets, while Phase Two would involve fighting but with “lower intensity” and to “eliminate pockets of resistance.”

Gallant said the third step “will be the creation of a new security regime in the Gaza Strip, the removal of Israel’s responsibility for day-to-day life in the Gaza Strip, and the creation of a new security reality for the citizens of Israel.”

It’s unclear if Phase C is intended as the third phase of the plan previously outlined by Gallant.