Dozens of Palestinians staged a protest in Gaza City on Thursday against the war and forced migration.

Waving Palestinian flags, demonstrators gathered amid destroyed buildings, rubble, and tents for the displaced.

Women and children joined the protest, holding placards that read “Save Gaza” and “Stop the war, stop the savage attack, save us,” as Palestinian music played in the background.

The protest comes as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced plans to expand the Israeli military’s operation in Gaza City.

The Israeli military began calling medical officials and international organizations in the northern Gaza Strip on Thursday to encourage them to evacuate the area ahead of the expanded operation.

It comes the day after the military announced the call-up of 60,000 reservists and the extension of 20,000 reservists currently serving to support the expanded operation.

“We want the war on Gaza to stop. We don’t want to migrate. Twenty-two months… it’s enough. Enough death. Enough destruction,” said Bisan Ghazal, a woman displaced from the eastern part of Gaza City, who was taking part in the protest.

Netanyahu is expected to give his final approval for the operation during a security cabinet meeting Thursday night, according to an official who was not authorized to speak to the media.

Production by: Wafaa Shurafa