Troop buildup continues in preparation for expected ground invasion of Gaza as pressure grows for humanitarian corridors
The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has announced an emergency wartime government as pressure mounted for the establishment of corridors to allow aid and medicine into the Gaza Strip and for civilians to leave.
Benny Gantz, the opposition leader and a former army chief, joined the government for the duration of the conflict. Netanyahu, Gantz and Yoav Gallant, the defence minister, are forming a “war cabinet” as Israeli troops continued to build in the south of the country in preparation for an expected ground invasion.
