The Israeli military will call up tens of thousands of reservists to expand the country’s war on the Gaza Strip, army chief Eyal Zamir has announced.
The Sunday announcement 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 50,000 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”.
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