The move, along with Israel sending troops back into parts of northern Gaza over the weekend, underlined the continuing danger from Hamas. That's despite the Iran-backed militant organization suffering huge losses since the war erupted, with Israeli officials estimated around half its roughly 35,000 fighters are dead. Above, Palestinian women walk past burning tires during an Israeli military raid in Kafr Aqab east of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank on october 7, 2024.
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