The action plan presented to the Defense Minister includes mobilizing 60,000 new reservists, in addition to the 20,000 already in service.

Palestinian residents of Gaza City have come under relentless Israeli bombardment as the military prepares for a major offensive to seize and ethnically cleanse the area, barring emergency workers from reaching people trapped in the residential Zeitoun neighbourhood.

Khaleel -- the director of orthopedic spine surgery at Medical City Frisco Hospital in Frisco, Texas -- is winding down his third medical mission to Gaza in 16 months. He and two other Dallas-area doctors are at Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City, doing work he describes as more of a calling than a choice.

Fearing an Israeli onslaught could come soon, some Palestinian families began leaving eastern areas of Gaza City, now under constant Israeli bombardment, for points to the west, and some explored ev The Egyptian Foreign Minister said that any mass displacement of Palestinians from Gaza was a "red line" in a Monday interview with CNN.

Israeli forces blew up houses in southern Gaza City, while heavy fire was reported in the al-Tuffah neighbourhood in eastern Gaza City, Al Jazeera correspondents said, bringing the death toll since dawn to 21.

In the coming days, ground forces, accompanied by the Air Force, will begin moving toward new areas to increase pressure on Hamas. IDF Chief of Staff Lt.

The Israeli military said the relocation plan is necessary to protect civilians amid the ongoing two-year war, which has led to a humanitarian crisis.

In the statement, the Israeli PM also mentioned that the Netanyahu government and IDF are working on their plans regarding Gaza City.