Israel’s aircraft, tanks step up strikes as it plans to reduce troops – World

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM/CAIRO/GAZA: Israeli aircraft and tanks stepped up strikes in southern Gaza overnight, residents said, after it announced plans to pull back some troops, a move the US said signalled a gradual shift to lower intensity operations in the north of the enclave.

Israel says the war in Gaza, which has reduced much of the territory to rubble, killing thousands and plunging its 2.3…