The Israeli army's planned takeover of Gaza City is expected to take at least six months, Israel's state-owned Kan TV News reported on Saturday evening.
Citing senior security sources, the channel detailed the army's timetable following the Security Cabinet's approval of the operation on Friday.
The channel said that in two weeks, the army will begin evacuating more than 800,000 residents of the Strip's largest city to the humanitarian zone of Al-Mawasi in southern Gaza.
In a month, a reserve division will be recruited to join the five divisions already operating in the Strip, ahead of an intense military operation in Gaza City set to begin in about two months.
As part of the preparations for the ground operation, the Israeli cabinet planned to quadruple the number of aid trucks entering Gaza to 1,200.
The Israeli army's decision to take over Gaza City has drawn condemnation both domestically and internationally, with critics arguing it violates international law, worsens the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, and undermines efforts to reach a ceasefire.
Meanwhile, thousands demonstrated in Tel Aviv's "Hostages Square" Saturday evening, calling for an end to the war through an agreement that would secure the release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza.
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