Israeli military preparations for the conquest of Gaza City are steamrolling ahead. Defense Minister Israel Katz met yesterday with IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir, other senior officers, and Shin Bet representatives, to approve the military’s plans for the capture of Gaza City, his office said, reported the Times of Israel. The IDF will then issue evacuation warnings for the estimated 1 million Palestinians residing in Gaza City.
ToI reports this morning that orders for the callup of 60,000 reservists are going out today. The orders were not immediate, but rather were slated to take place in several waves. The majority—around 40,000-50,000—would be ordered to show up for duty on Sept. 2. Another wave would take place in November-December, and a third wave in February-March 2026, the IDF said.
