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About 60,000 reserve orders issued, 20,000 extended: Israeli army
The Israeli military says it has issued 60,000 new reserve orders this morning as part of preparations for the occupation of Gaza City.
“In addition, 20,000 reservists who have already been called up will receive a notice extending their current orders,” its statement said on Telegram.
“The decision regarding the reserves was made after in-depth discussions on the extent of manpower required for the continuation of combat and was approved by the Minister of Defense after all implications were presented to him,” it added.
The army also issued an update on the ongoing operations, saying its soldiers have resumed assaults in the Jabalia area in northern Gaza and on the outskirts of Gaza City in the past few days.
Our team on the ground says hundreds of residential buildings have been destroyed in the area, turning the territory into “wasteland”.
“We have testimonies from people that Israel is destroying tower blocks there, ensuring that these areas will turn into lifeless wasteland that will be uninhabitable,” Al Jazeera’s Tareq Abu Azzoum reported from central Gaza’s Deir el-Balah.
Israeli opposition leader slams government after 60,000 reservists called up
Yair Lapid has criticised the government’s decision to call up 60,000 reservists for Israel’s planned assault on Gaza City.
“60,000 reserve orders were issued this morning to realise the delusion of conquering Gaza,” the opposition leader wrote on X.
Germany slams ‘escalation’ of Israel’s Gaza military operation
The German government says it “rejects the escalation” of Israel’s campaign in Gaza after Israel approved a plan to conquer Gaza City and authorised calling up about 60,000 reservists.
Germany finds it “increasingly difficult to understand how these actions will lead to the freeing of all the hostages, or to a ceasefire”, government spokesman Steffen Meyer told reporters.
