Israel confirms calling up ‘tens of thousands’ of reservists for Gaza war expansion

Israel’s army on Sunday confirmed it was calling up “tens of thousands” of reservists to expand its war in Gaza, army chief Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir said.

“This week we are issuing tens of thousands of orders to our reservists to intensify and expand our operation in Gaza,” Zamir said in a statement, adding the army would destroy all Hamas infrastructure, “both on the surface and underground.”

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