Defense official says that after Israel rejected Hamas proposal for five-year ceasefire and with security cabinet pushing for more military pressure, IDF poised for major expansion of ground war in Gaza – along with call-up of reservists.
Israel’s defense establishment is gearing up for a major expansion of the ground war in Gaza, a defense official said Monday, after Israel rejected a Hamas-proposed five-year ceasefire.
According to a report published by Yedioth Aharanoth Monday night, the IDF is preparing for a large scale call-up of reservists in anticipation of a widening of the current ground operation in the Gaza Strip, amid calls by senior government ministers for greater military pressure to be brought to bear against Hamas.
The security cabinet voted earlier this week to reject calls to resume the flow of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip at this time, backing instead expanded measures to force Hamas into releasing the remaining 59 hostages held in the coastal enclave.