Overview

• Authorities are expected to order roughly one million Gaza City residents to evacuate ahead of the operation, with initial instructions possibly beginning Sunday, according to Israeli media reports.
• About 60,000 reservists are slated to begin reporting on September 2 for roughly two weeks of intensive training before the planned ground assault.
• IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir told commanders the campaign will proceed in stages to reduce troop risk and will fight both above and below ground, with full control estimated to take about two months after encirclement.
• Hamas’ latest proposal seeks the release of 150 prisoners serving life terms and allows at least a 700‑meter buffer in some areas, but Israel has not accepted the terms.
• Defense Minister Yoav Katz warned of a severe onslaught if Hamas rejects Israel’s conditions for ending the war, as Gaza’s Health Ministry reports 62,622 deaths and Israelis press for a hostage deal.