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Israel preparing for ground offensive in Gaza Strip

26 Oct 2023 01:46pm
Protesters burn a puppet featuring Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a demonstration against Israel in Istanbul on Oct 20, 2023, after Turkey declared a three-day national mourning in solidarity with the Palestinian people. - (Photo by BULENT KILIC / AFP)
Protesters burn a puppet featuring Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a demonstration against Israel in Istanbul on Oct 20, 2023, after Turkey declared a three-day national mourning in solidarity with the Palestinian people. - (Photo by BULENT KILIC / AFP)

ISTANBUL - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that his country is preparing for a ground offensive in the Gaza Strip.

"We are preparing for a ground incursion into Gaza," Netanyahu said in a press conference, adding the timing of the offensive will be determined by the war cabinet, without providing further details, Anadolu Agency citing the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper reported.

"I will not elaborate on when, how or how many. I will also not elaborate on the various calculations we are making, which the public is mostly unaware of, and that is how things should be," he said. - BERNAMA

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