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Casualties mount in Gaza ahead of Israeli ground offensive

Israel said it does not plan to take long-term control over the tiny territory, home to some 2.3 million people.

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Palestinians mourn their relatives killed in the Israeli bombardment on the Gaza Strip, at Al Aqsa hospital in Deir el-Balah, Friday, Oct. 20.
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A Palestinian wounded in Israeli bombardment waits for treatment in a hospital in Deir al-Balah, southern Gaza Strip, Friday, Oct. 20.
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A Palestinian woman mourns over the bodies of her relatives who were killed in Israeli airstrikes that hit a Greek Orthodox church, in Gaza City, Friday, Oct. 20.
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A Palestinian woman mourns over the bodies of her relatives who were killed in Israeli airstrikes that hit a Greek Orthodox church, during their funeral in Gaza City, Friday, Oct. 20.
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This image provided by Maxar Technologies shows aid trucks waiting on the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing on Friday, Oct. 20.
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Paramedics evacuate an injured protester during clashes with the Israeli border police following a demonstration in solidarity with the Gaza Strip, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Friday, Oct. 20.
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Relatives of people kidnapped by Hamas militants pray in central Tel Aviv on Friday, Oct. 20. Relatives of people kidnapped by Hamas militants and supporters organise a mass Sabbath dinner calling for the return of more than 200 hostages by Hamas militants on Oct. 7.
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Israeli soldiers help a woman as she gets on a bus to evacuate from the northern Israeli city of Kiryat Shmona, Israel, Friday, Oct. 20.
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Israeli soldiers patrol next to communities near the Israeli-Gaza border, southern Israel, Friday, Oct. 20.
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Rockets are fired from the Gaza Strip toward Israel, as seen from southern Israel, Friday, Oct. 20.
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Israeli Iron Dome air defense system fires to intercept a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip, in Ashkelon, Israel, Friday, Oct. 20.

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