Israel calling up tens of thousands of reservists to expand war on Gaza
Al Jazeera
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The Israeli military will call up tens of thousands of reservists to expand the country’s assault on the besieged Gaza Strip.
The announcement on Sunday by army chief Eyal Zamir came after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to continue the war, despite growing calls from inside Israel for a deal that would bring home Israeli captives held in Gaza, and end the war, which has killed more than 52,000 Palestinians.
“This week, we are sending tens of thousands of draft orders to our reserve personnel to intensify and expand our action in Gaza. We are increasing the pressure to return our people [held captive in Gaza] and defeat Hamas,” Zamir said, adding that the Israeli military would “operate in additional areas and destroy all of [Hamas’s] infrastructure above and below ground”.
The military chief made the announcement during a visit to the Atlit naval base.
The announcement came ahead of a security cabinet meeting to be chaired by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss an expansion of the war in Gaza, which has been ongoing since October 2023, and has decimated the Palestinian enclave.
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