Israel gave final approval Wednesday for a controversial settlement project in the occupied West Bank that would effectively cut the territory in two. Meanwhile, the IDF said it had begun the first stages of its planned assault to seize Gaza City.

The Hostages and Missing Families Forum, which organized the "Israel on Hold” protests, said that over a million people took part in the demonstrations across the country on Sunday. Per the organization, almost 500,000 protesters gathered in Tel Aviv’s Hostage Square.

Israel says it is calling upon 60,000 reservists, ahead of a planned ground offensive to occupy all of Gaza City.

The Israeli military is preparing to launch an invasion of Gaza City, even as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu considers the latest ceasefire proposal from