Israel to summon 60,000 reserve soldiers in a plan to expand the war and seize Gaza City Benjamin Netanyahu News star-news.press/wp

The Israeli army says it will connect 60,000 reserve soldiers and extend the service of 20,000 reserve soldiers.

The army said that Israel would contact 60,000 reserve soldiers in the coming weeks because it is pushing forward with a plan to seize Gaza City.

The army said on Wednesday that the Israel Defense Minister Katz agreed to plans to start operations in some of the most intense areas in Gaza, and that it would invite 60,000 reserve soldiers and extend an additional backup service worth 20,000 reserve soldiers.

This declaration comes at a time when human rights groups warn that the humanitarian crisis can worsen in Gaza, where most of the population has been displaced several times, and the neighborhoods lie in ruins, and that hunger deaths are still rising amid the threat of higher famine.

One of the Israeli military officials told the journalists that the new stage of the fighting will include a “accurate and targeted gradual process in and around Gaza City”, including some areas where the forces had not operated before.

The official said that the army had already started working in olive and gabalia neighborhoods as part of the initial stages.

Tara Abu Azoum from Al -Jazeera, who was reported in central Gaza, said that the residents are preparing for the worst as Israel follows its plan to seize the largest city in Gaza, in a process that could replace hundreds of thousands of people to concentration areas in the southern region.

Abu Azoum said that the Israeli artillery has settled ranks of homes in Eastern Gaza City, where the attacks were intensified through the densely populated areas.

Abu Azoum said: “Last night was completely sleepy, as Israeli aircraft and warplanes filled the sky, attacking and destroying homes and temporary camps.”

He also described how the father in Al -Malasi, which is called the so -called safe area in southern Gaza, has lost his children in a night strike. “He told us that his children were asleep in peace when the Israeli missile tied and torn their bodies.”

At least 35 Palestinians, including 10 people looking for aid, were killed in Israeli attacks on Wednesday, according to medical sources.

Israel’s plan to escalate its attack coincides with renewable mediation efforts led by Qatar and Egypt, with the support of the United States. The last frame calls for a 60 -day truce, a deteriorating exchange for Palestinian prisoners and prisoners, and expanding access to aid.

While Qatar said that the proposal was “almost identical” for a copy that previously accepted Israel, Egypt confirmed that “the ball is now in the (Israel) court.”

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has not publicly commented on the proposal. Last week, he insisted that any deal should ensure “all hostages are launched simultaneously and according to our circumstances to end the war.”

Mahmoud Mardwe, the senior Hamas official, said his movement “opened the door widely for the possibility of reaching an agreement, but the question remains whether Netanyahu would close it again, as he did in the past.”

The armistice batch comes amid the escalation of international criticism of Israel’s behavior in war and the growing local pressure on Netanyahu.

The Palestinian Ministry of Health said that at least 62,064 Palestinians have been killed since the Israeli war on Gaza began on October 7, 2023, most of them civilians. The United Nations is the ministry’s numbers reliable.