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Israel Begins 1st Steps of Operation to Take Gaza City

The move comes after the Israel Defense Forces called up about 60,000 more reservists and extended the service of another 20,000.
Israel Begins 1st Steps of Operation to Take Gaza City
An Israeli tank near Israel's border fence with the Gaza Strip on Aug. 19, 2025. Jack Guez/AFP via Getty Images
Guy Birchall
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The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced that it had begun the first steps of an operation to take over Gaza City, Gaza Strip, on Aug. 20.

“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,” Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin, Israel’s military spokesperson, told reporters.
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