Hebrew media reported on Sunday that tens of thousands of Israeli reserve soldiers received draft orders in preparation for an expanded war of extermination in the Gaza Strip, while many declared their intention to refrain from serving due to exhaustion.

Yedioth Ahronoth reported that "the security cabinet is expected to approve plans to escalate the fighting in Gaza today (Sunday), which will also require a large-scale mobilization of reserve forces."

According to the newspaper: "Over the past few days, tens of thousands of reserve soldiers have received notifications from their commanders, asking them to prepare for this."

For its part, Haaretz newspaper reported: "The Israeli occupation army began sending conscription orders to tens of thousands of reserve soldiers last night in preparation for expanding the scope of the fighting in Gaza."

The Israeli army was quoted as claiming that Hamas "continues to oppose the proposals presented in the negotiations."

Hamas said on Friday that it had presented a vision based on a comprehensive, simultaneous, five-year ceasefire agreement, which Netanyahu rejected and insisted on fragmenting the issues.

According to Haaretz, the army reiterated its position that "the declared goals of the war - foremost among them the return of the abducted (prisoners) - have not changed."

Tel Aviv estimates that there are 59 Israeli prisoners in the Gaza Strip, 24 of whom are still alive. Meanwhile, more than 9,900 Palestinians are languishing in its prisons, suffering torture, starvation, and medical neglect, many of whom have died, according to Palestinian and Israeli human rights and media reports.

The newspaper also quoted unnamed Israeli military sources as saying, "It is still unclear how long reserve service will continue under the new orders."

The same sources added, "The majority of the reserve personnel will be recruited to replace regular soldiers on the northern border and in the West Bank, with the aim of redeploying additional regular units to expand the fighting in the Gaza Strip."

The newspaper said: "With this, the Israeli army deviates from the planned framework of operational activity presented to reserve soldiers over the next 12 months."

She revealed that "even before the recruitment orders were sent out, many commanders and fighters announced that they did not intend to join the next round of combat, citing fatigue."

On Saturday, thousands of Israelis demonstrated in central Tel Aviv to protest the government's decision to expand the war of extermination in the Gaza Strip, believing it would kill living prisoners in the Strip and wipe out their bodies.

On Friday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided, during security consultations attended by Defense Minister Yisrael Katz and Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir, to expand the genocide in Gaza, including the call-up of thousands of reserve soldiers, according to Yedioth Ahronoth.

In early March, the first phase of a ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement between Hamas and Israel, which went into effect on January 19, 2025, concluded with Egyptian and Qatari mediation and US support, and which the Palestinian movement adhered to.

However, Netanyahu, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court, evaded the start of the second phase and resumed the genocide in Gaza on March 18, in deference to the most extreme faction within his right-wing government, to further his own political interests, according to Hebrew media.

Since October 7, 2023, and with full American support, Israel has been committing systematic genocide in the Gaza Strip, leaving more than 170,000 Palestinians dead or wounded, most of them children and women, and more than 11,000 missing.