Israel Begins First Steps of Operation to Take Gaza City

The move comes after the Israel Defense Forces called up around 60,000 more reservists and extended the service of another 20,000.
Israel Begins First Steps of Operation to Take Gaza City
An Israeli tank near Israel's border fence with Gaza on Aug. 19, 2025. Jack Guez/AFP via Getty Images
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The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced it had begun the first steps of an operation to take over Gaza City on Wednesday.

“We have begun the preliminary operations and the first stages of the attack on Gaza City, and already now IDF forces are holding the outskirts of Gaza City,” Brigadier General Effie Defrin, Israel’s military spokesperson, said in a press briefing.
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