(20 Aug 2025)
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Khan Younis, Gaza Strip – 20 August 2025
1. Wide of smoke rising above buildings
2. Various of Khan Younis, heavy machinery seen working from far (centre-left in patch of land between buildings)
STORYLINE:
Smoke was seen rising above buildings in Khan Younis on Wednesday as Israel’s military offensive in the enclave continued.
Heavy machinery was also seen operating on a patch of land between damaged buildings.
It comes as Israel’s military said today it would call up tens of thousands of reservists and extend the service of others for an expanded military operation in Gaza City.
Defense Minister Israel Katz approved plans to begin a new phase of operations in some of Gaza’s most densely populated areas, Israel’s military said Wednesday. The scheme, expected to receive the final approval from the chief of staff in the coming days, includes calling up 60,000 reservists and extending the service of an additional 20,000 currently serving.
In a country of fewer than 10 million people, the call-up of so many reservists carries both economic and political weight and comes days after hundreds of thousands rallied for a ceasefire.
This comes as negotiators scramble to bring Israel and Hamas to agree to a ceasefire ending 22 months of fighting, while international leaders and rights groups warn an expanded assault could deepen Gaza’s humanitarian crisis, with most residents displaced, neighborhoods in ruins, and communities facing the threat of famine.
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