Gaza, Israel and reservist
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As Israel seeks to expand its offensive in Gaza, discontent is evident among some reservists being called up to serve once again.
An Israeli official said that the military will be operating in parts of Gaza City where the Israeli military has not yet operated and where Hamas is still active.
Israeli forces eliminated a Gaza terrorist involved in the Oct. 7 Kibbutz Nir Oz invasion and Yarden Bibas kidnapping during an Aug. 10 airstrike, the IDF and Shin Bet announced.
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has approved the military's plans for an offensive to take over Gaza City, Israeli media reported. The plans for the operation were earlier presented to Katz by the Israel Defense Forces' Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir, the Jerusalem Post reported.
In leaked audio recordings, the former head of Israeli military intelligence can be heard saying that the deaths of tens of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza is “necessary and required for future generations.
Israeli army attacks killed 33 civilians, including children, in the Gaza Strip since early Wednesday amid military escalation in Gaza City, according to medical sources. A medical source told Anadolu three people were killed and 10 others injured in an Israeli strike on a house in Jabalia al-Nazla town, northern Gaza Strip.
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A ship with hundreds of tons of food aid for Gaza nears an Israeli port after leaving Cyprus
LIMASSOL, Cyprus (AP) — After setting off from Cyprus, a ship loaded with 1,200 tons of food supplies for the Gaza Strip was approaching the Israeli port of Ashdod on Tuesday in a renewed effort to alleviate the worsening crisis as famine threatens the Palestinian territory.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claims there is no hunger in Gaza, but malnourished children are regularly arriving at Nasser Hospital.
To have a chance of regaining legitimacy, at least from traditional Israeli allies like Germany, the IDF and the government need to neutralize food insecurity as an issue in dispute. It was still unclear by press time whether a temporary,