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Israel’s entire standing army reportedly deployed to Gaza | ABC NEWS

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    The Israel Defense Forces say they&#39;re
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    intensifying their offensive inside
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    Gaza, part of an operation they&#39;re
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    calling Gideon&#39;s chariots. The IDF chief
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    of staff has visited troops in the
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    southern city of Khan Ununus where he
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    told them that they have severely
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    degraded the capabilities of Hamas uh
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    and that they are not there to fight an
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    endless war. This is as Israeli media
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    report that every standing infantry and
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    armored brigade of the IDF is now
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    deployed to Gaza, marking the biggest
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    commitment uh since the peak of the war
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    last year. Israeli military figures are
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    estimating that this new offensive will
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    last around two months and the goal is
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    for Israel&#39;s military to directly
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    control around 70% of the Gaza Strip.
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    The Gaza media office, which is part of
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    the Hamasrun government, says the
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    Israeli military already controls
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    77% of Gaza, either through direct
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    military presence, uh, evacuation
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    orders, or ongoing bombardment. And all
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    of this is occurring uh in a context of
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    very very difficult conditions uh for
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    the Gazin population where Israel has
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    been blocking the entry of food into
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    Gaza until allowing a very small amount
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    to come into the strip in recent days.
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    Uh aid groups say it&#39;s vastly
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    insufficient. Um but some of that food
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    is starting to filter out into the
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    population. And this week, reports are
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    suggesting that the Israeli government
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    is preparing to implement a new aid
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    delivery mechanism that it&#39;s been
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    planning for some time. This would see
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    the Israeli military supervise areas in
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    the south of the Gaza Strip where
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    private contractors, including private
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    security contractors, would distribute
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    aid to certain people in Gaza. Uh,
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    Israel says this plan will alleviate the
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    suffering in Gaza caused by food
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    shortages without allowing Hamas to take
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    any of the food that comes into Gaza.
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    But humanitarian groups, including the
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    UN, have condemned the plan, saying it&#39;s
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    it&#39;s gravely in breach of humanitarian
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    principles and could allow Israel uh to
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    use aid as a means to achieve military
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    goals.
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Israel’s entire standing army reportedly deployed to Gaza | ABC NEWS
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