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Sunday, October 29, 2023
From the Liveblog of
Sunday, October 29, 2023
IDF increases number of troops on the ground in Gaza
A still from video released by the IDF shows Israeli tanks in the Gaza Strip on October 28, 2023. (Screen capture: IDF)
The Israel Defense Forces has increased the number of troops on the ground as part of its expanded operation in the Gaza Strip.
Forces are also operating deeper in the enclave than they have since the start of the war.
Israel has been fighting Hamas since October 7, when some 2,500 terrorists streamed into Israel, killing over 1,400 people, a majority of them civilians in their homes and at an outdoor music festival.
Hamas and allied terrorist factions also dragged over 230 hostages — including some 30 children — into the Gaza Strip where they remain captive.
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