Israeli media reported that, on Saturday, the army issued calls for thousands of soldiers from reserves to support the expansion of its attack on the Gaza Strip, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the postponement of his upcoming visit to Azerbaijan.
The “Yet” news website reported that reserve soldiers will be deployed on the Israeli border with Lebanon and in the occupied West Bank, to replace regular soldiers who will lead a new attack on Gaza.
The army has not been consequently any comment yet.
Netanyahu’s office announced earlier that the Prime Minister postponed his visit to Azerbaijan from 7 to 11 May, pointing to the recent developments in Gaza and Syria.
The office, which also referred to the “intense diplomatic and security schedule”, did not announce a new date for the visit.
Netanyahu was expected to meet President Elham Aliyev.
Israeli media reported on Friday that the security cabinet approved plans for an extensive operation in the Gaza Strip.
