Overview

• The IDF issued orders Wednesday to mobilize 60,000 reservists for the next phase of “Gideon’s Chariots,” with most assault troops expected to be active-duty forces.
• A senior officer outlined a multi-division plan involving 14 brigades to capture Gaza City, with ongoing operations reported in Zeitoun and Jabalia.
• The concept envisions evacuating hundreds of thousands of residents toward southern Gaza and establishing field hospitals, a prospect the UN warns would have a horrible humanitarian impact.
• Israeli officials reiterate the government will back only a comprehensive deal to free all hostages, as Hamas publicly supports a two‑stage, 60‑day truce proposal.
• Israel’s Defense Ministry earmarked an additional $1.5 billion to accelerate production of armored vehicles and tanks in support of the planned campaign.