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By Michael Bachner,
ToI Staff and Ricky Ben-David
9 December 2023, 4:41 am Edit
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9 December 2023, 4:41 am Edit
- An apparent Hamas member with his hands up hands over an assault rifle after surrendering to troops in northern Gaza's Jabaliya, on December 9, 2023. (Social media: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
- The Israeli flag flies in Gaza City's Palestine Square, in footage broadcast by Channel 12 on December 9, 2023 (Screenshot used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
- A photo released by activists shows a rally for the return of all hostages from Gaza at 'Hostages Square' in Tel Aviv, December 9, 2023. The banner reads: 'No victory until the last hostage [is returned].' (Aviv Atlas)
- Released hostage Yocheved Lifshitz (right) attends a rally for the return of all hostages from Gaza, at 'Hostages Square' in Tel Aviv, December 9, 2023. One of the signs reads: "Each passing day is killing the hostages." (Lior Segev)
- Troops of the Nahal Infantry Brigade's 931st Battalion battle Hamas operatives in northern Gaza’s Jabaliya, in a handout image published December 9, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)
- Palestinians at the site of an Israeli air strike in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on December 9, 2023. (Atia Mohammed/Flash90)
- Palestinians crowd a street in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on December 9, 2023 (MAHMUD HAMS / AFP)
- A picture taken from southern Israel near the border with the Gaza Strip on December 9, 2023, shows smoke rising above buildings during an Israeli strike on Gaza (JACK GUEZ / AFP)
- Pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel activists march in central London on December 9, 2023. (HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP)