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IDF Positions on Gaza City Outskirts for Planned Offensive

The military build-up coincides with reports of civilian deaths alongside the killing of a Palestine TV cameraman.

Overview

  • The Israeli military said it has begun operations around Gaza City to prepare for a large assault to seize the city.
  • Tel Aviv media report that tens of thousands of reservists are expected to report for duty on September 2 ahead of the push.
  • At least 11 people were reported killed in new strikes in Gaza, according to medical sources cited by Al Jazeera.
  • Those sources said six of the dead were searching for food when they were killed.
  • Palestine TV cameraman Khaled Al-Madhoun was reported killed in northern Gaza, with WAFA’s correspondent saying he was targeted in the Zikim area as the Palestinian Journalists' Union condemned the killing.