The Israeli military has announced plans to call up tens of thousands of reservists for an expanded operation in Gaza City

As Israel seeks to expand its offensive in Gaza, discontent is evident among some reservists being called up to serve once again.

Israel’s security cabinet has approved a plan from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to occupy Gaza City, the Prime Minister’s Office said Friday.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has dismissed accusations from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who called the Australian leader a "weak politician" for recognizing a Palestinian state.

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has approved the military's plans for an offensive to take over Gaza City, Israeli media reported. The plans for the operation were earlier presented to Katz by the Israel Defense Forces' Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir, the Jerusalem Post reported.

For Netanyahu, the calculation is now straightforward: win the war quickly, and the rest will sort itself out. In March 2024, with the US presidential race heating up and just five months after the October 7 massacre,

New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said Wednesday that his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu has “lost the plot” and that Israel’s planned occupation of Gaza City is “utterly unacceptable.

In an interview on Fox News in Jerusalem, Netanyahu said Israelis "intend to" take over Gaza "in order to assure our security, remove Hamas there, enable the population to be free of Gaza and to pass it to civilian governance that is not Hamas and not anyone advocating the destruction of Israel."

Hundreds of thousands of protesters flooded the streets of Israel, including Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, on Saturday night to call for the release of the remaining hostages and object to Prime

Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke rebukes the Israeli prime minister's attack on Anthony Albanese as he defends the decision to cancel the visa of a member of Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition.