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Israel to call up 60k reservists, extend 20k more for expanded Gaza City assault as ceasefire talks stall and humanitarian crisis deepens.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has defended his planned military takeover of Gaza City in the face of growing international condemnation and anger, with United Nations officials warning Sunday the move would lead to “another calamity” in the embattled,

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asserted that Israel's goal was not to occupy Gaza, but to "free Gaza."

Israel's defence minister approved a plan on Wednesday for the conquest of Gaza City and authorised the call-up of around 60,000 reservists, piling pressure on Hamas as mediators push for a ceasefire.

France's President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday again warned of the dangers of Israeli's decision to take over Gaza City, in the wake of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's accusation that

Israelis took to the streets on Sunday to protest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to conquer the rest of the Gaza Strip rather than attempt to negotiate an end to the war under which Hamas would free its last hostages.

Israel's security cabinet has approved plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the Israeli military to occupy Gaza City, in an expansion of military operations that comes amid international condemnation of the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip.

Hamas officials have announced their acceptance of a proposed ceasefire deal for Gaza. This is everything that we know about it. The proposed agreement involves a suspension of military operations for 60 days.