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Israel’s leaders have set various goals for their expanded ground and air assault in Gaza, including squeezing Hamas to release hostages and seizing territory to crush Hamas’s military capabilities. The military is creating operational ambiguity and dissection of the enclave to encircle Hamas fighters, while also thickening a buffer zone and issuing evacuation orders. The campaign has led to over 1,000 casualties, displaced over 140,000 people, and caused shortages of essential goods in Gaza, with the ultimate goal of pressuring Hamas to release hostages and end the conflict.
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