Israel's Netanyahu orders ‘shortened timeline' for occupation of Gaza City
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said late Wednesday that he ordered the accelerated occupation of Gaza City, ignoring mediators who have been waiting for more than 48 hours for Tel Aviv’s response to a ceasefire proposal.
In a post on the US social media company X, Netanyahu’s office said that ahead of approving plans to occupy Gaza City, he "had directed that the timetables for seizing control of the last terrorist strongholds and the defeat of (the Palestinian group) Hamas be shortened."
Earlier Wednesday, the Israeli army began sending out call-up orders to 60,000 reservists after Defense Minister Israel Katz approved plans to occupy Gaza City under Operation Gideon’s Chariots 2.
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