Israeli military: Preparation ongoing for 'next phase of war'

The Israeli military said on Saturday it's continuing to "prepare for the next phase of the war" a week after saying plans to launch a ground invasion of Gaza were underway.  

In a communique posted on social media platform X, the army announced that plans were approved in recent days for the "expansion of combat".

"Regular and reserve IDF [Israeli military] units are deployed in the field, and conduct training in accordance with the approved operational plans," the military said.