Live Update 
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, July 8, 2014
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, July 8, 2014
Cabinet okays call-up of 40,000 reservists
The cabinet approves on Tuesday afternoon an IDF request to call up as many as 40,000 reserve combat troops.
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz asked for the additional troops earlier in the day.
The additional forces are slated to replace active duty battalions on other fronts, freeing them up for a possible ground incursion into the Strip as part of Operation Protective Edge.
