US EditionIsrael has begun first stages of its planned assault on Gaza City, says Israeli military spokesman
Israel called up about 60,000 reservists to begin a targeted operation to seize Gaza City from Hamas, aiming to dismantle its military and secure hostage releases.
- Brigadier General Effie Defrin said Israeli forces began the first stages of an attack on Gaza City and now hold its outskirts, following clashes with Hamas.
- This month, Israel's security cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved a plan to expand the Gaza campaign, and Defence Minister Israel Katz authorised the call-up of around 60,000 reservists.
- Hamas militants emerged from tunnel shafts near Khan Younis, wounding one soldier and lightly wounding two others during clashes as airstrikes hit Al-Zaytoun, Al-Sabra and Al-Shati; five divisions plan to operate in the enclave.
- So far, over 62,000 Palestinians have been killed amid widespread devastation in the Gaza Strip, and most Gazans have been displaced into densely packed coastal areas, prompting many Western allies to urge Israel to reconsider.
- Reserve soldiers were not expected to report until September, allowing Arab mediators to press truce talks as Hamas accepted a 60-day ceasefire proposal despite pressure from Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and far-right coalition members to reject truces and pursue annexation plans.
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According to an army spokesman, Israeli forces have occupied outlying districts of the city of Gaza. The army has begun the "next phase of the war".
As Israel begins offensive on Gaza City, an exhausted military may face a manpower problem
By Tal Shalev, Tamar Michaelis, Oren Liebermann, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — As the earliest stages of a massive assault on Gaza City take shape, Israel is calling up tens of thousands of reservists to take part in the impending military operation. The takeover and occupation of the largest city in northern Gaza, which Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said was one of the last Hamas strongholds, will require the military to bring in 60,000 mo…
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched an attack on Gaza, the largest city in the Gaza Strip, and announced on 20 August, The Jerusalem Post, an army representative, Brigadier General Effie Defrin. "Our troops are already controlling the outskirts of the city," he said.
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"We want to hit Hamas even harder in Gaza City," army spokesman Effie Defrin said in a statement.
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