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Israeli forces push into parts of a central Gaza city that the war had largely spared

The Health Ministry in Gaza said at least 80 people were killed in the incident

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DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli troops for the first time Monday pushed into areas of a central Gaza city where several aid groups are based, in what appeared to be the latest effort to carve up the Palestinian territory with military corridors.

Deir al-Balah is the only Gaza city that has not seen major ground operations or suffered widespread devastation in , leading to speculation that the Hamas militant group holds large numbers of hostages there. The main group representing hostages’ families said it was “shocked and alarmed†by the incursion and demanded answers from Israeli leaders.

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