Israel calls up 16,000 more reservists
Israel called up 16,000 extra reservists at short notice as its Gaza offensive intensifies and the death toll rises.
Israel called up 16,000 extra reservists at short notice as its Gaza offensive intensifies and the death toll rises.
Israel’s Cabinet approved the call-up of as many as 40,000 additional combat reservists.
Israel ordered a small-scale mobilization of reservists on Wednesday and strengthened its missile defenses as precautions against possible Syrian attack should Western powers carry out threatened strikes on Syria.
Israeli ministers were on Friday asked to endorse the call-up of up to 75,000 reservists after Palestinian militants nearly hit Jerusalem with a rocket for the first time in decades and fired at Tel Aviv for a second day.
Air-raid sirens were sounded in Jerusalem on Friday, marking the first time the holy city has been targeted by rocket fire from Gaza.