JNS reports that Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz authorized a call-up of 60,000 IDF reservists. This comes as the IDF continues to prepare to enter Gaza City to defeat Hamas.
With 70,000 reservists currently serving, the influx of 60,000 additional soldiers will raise the total to 130,00 active reservists on duty. Mobilization is scheduled for early September, some two weeks after the call-up orders, which began on Wednesday. The Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on Monday approved Katz’s request to extend emergency reservist mobilization until Sept. 4. It passed with eight in favor and seven against, with ultra-Orthodox Knesset members abstaining.
Israel Hayom reported that the IDF is preparing for the possibility of lower turnout rates due to reservist fatigue after nearly two years of war.
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