Israel's military has accelerated and widened its operations in southern Gaza where it believes Hamas's senior leaders are hiding. More than 800 Palestinians have been killed since Saturday, December 2, 2023.
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IMAGE: An Israeli military ship fires at targets in Gaza, December 3, 2023, here and below. Photograph: Israel Defense Forces/Handout via Reuters
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Photograph: Israel Defense Forces/Handout via Reuters
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Photograph: Israel Defense Forces/Handout via Reuters
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IMAGE: Israeli soldiers search for targets in Gaza, here and below. Photograph: Israel Defense Forces/Handout via Reuters
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Photograph: Israel Defense Forces/Handout via Reuters
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Photograph: Israel Defense Forces/Handout via Reuters
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IMAGE: Israeli soldiers take position at Jabalya, in Gaza. Photograph: Israel Defense Forces/Handout via Reuters
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IMAGE: A mobile artillery unit fires in direction of Gaza. Photograph: Amir Cohen/Reuters
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IMAGE: Israeli soldiers take position during the ground operation in Gaza. Photograph: Israel Defense Forces/Handout via Reuters
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IMAGE: An Israeli soldier in Gaza. Photograph: Israel Defense Forces/Handout via Reuters
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IMAGE: An Israeli soldier takes position at a Hamas target. Photograph: Israel Defense Forces/Handout via Reuters
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IMAGE: An Israeli military Apache helicopter and a jet fly close to the Gaza strip. Photograph: Alexander Ermochenko/Reuters
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IMAGE: An Israeli soldier shows a Hamas tunnel shaft near a school in Beit Lahiya, Gaza. Photograph: Israel Defense Forces/Handout via Reuters
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IMAGE: An Israeli tank maneuvers near the Israel-Gaza border. Photograph: Alexander Ermochenko/Reuters
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IMAGE: Israeli soldiers work on a tank near the border with Gaza. Photograph: Alexander Ermochenko/Reuters
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