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Israel presses into Gaza as pro-Palestinian protests spread worldwide

Since the intensified operation began Friday night, Israeli airstrikes have hit more than 600 Hamas targets, Israel said, and about 1,000 people in Gaza were killed, the Gaza health ministry said.
A boy in Khan Younis sits on donkey-drawn cart loaded with a water tank, as drinking water and fuel become increasingly scarce in Gaza.
Updated October 30, 2023 at 8:30 AM ET

TEL AVIV, Israel — The Israeli military's intensified ground operations in Gaza pushed into a fourth day Monday as part of what it's calling a "second phase" of its war with the militant group Hamas.

Since the intensified operation began on Friday night, Israeli airstrikes have hit more than 600 Hamas targets, including weapons depots and anti-tank missile launch sites, Israel said. Israeli troops killed dozens of Hamas fighters on Sunday alone, the Israeli military said. Statements from the Israeli military described several "clashes" between Israeli soldiers and Hamas fighters.

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