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    Hopes dim for cease-fire as Israel vows to continue war

    TEL AVIV, Israel — The death toll in Gaza grows by the hour. International pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu steadily increases. And ordinary Israelis voice more and more frustration over the direction of the deadliest war yet against the Palestinian militant group Hamas. Yet as the year winds down, it’s unclear whether the combination of factors will force even a temporary ...
    by Laura King and Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times Dec 23, 2023 4 minutes
    People mourn as they collect the bodies of Palestinians killed in an airstrike on Saturday, Dec. 23, 2023, in Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip.

    TEL AVIV, Israel — The death toll in Gaza grows by the hour. International pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu steadily increases. And ordinary Israelis voice more and more frustration over the direction of the deadliest war yet against the Palestinian militant group Hamas.

    Yet as the year winds down, it’s unclear whether the combination of factors will force even a temporary hiatus in fighting that is exacting a vast human cost, eroding U.S. support around the world and threatening to influence American elections next fall.

    The death toll in Gaza, exacerbated by one of the most intensive bombing campaigns in the history of modern warfare, reached a bleak milestone Friday, surpassing 20,000. The United Nations has said about two-thirds of the Palestinians killed

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