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Palestinians flee expanding Israeli ground offensive

On foot or riding donkey carts loaded with belongings, a stream of people flowed into Deir al-Balah — a town that normally has a population of around 75,000.

By Associated Press

Dec. 27, 2023

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Smoke rises following an Israeli bombardment in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Wednesday, Dec. 27. The army is battling Palestinian militants across Gaza in the war ignited by Hamas' Oct. 7 attack into Israel.
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Palestinians displaced by the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip set up tents in Deir al Balah, Tuesday, Dec. 26,
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Palestinians flee the Israeli ground offensive in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Dec. 27.
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Palestinians flee the Israeli ground offensive in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Dec. 27.
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Palestinians fleeing the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip arrive in Rafah Wednesday, Dec. 27.
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Palestinians fleeing the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip arrive in Rafah Wednesday, Dec. 27.
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A Palestinian woman displaced by the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip sits outside a destroyed home in Rafah, Wednesday, Dec. 27.
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Palestinians fleeing the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip arrive in Rafah Wednesday, Dec. 27.
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Palestinians fleeing the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip arrive in Rafah Wednesday, Dec. 27.
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Palestinians fleeing the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip arrive in Rafah Wednesday, Dec. 27.
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Palestinians walk through the aftermath of the Israeli military raid on Nur Shams refugee camp in the West Bank, Wednesday, Dec. 27.
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A Palestinian boy walks through the aftermath of the Israeli military raid on Nur Shams refugee camp in the West Bank, Wednesday, Dec. 27.
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Smoke rises following an Israeli bombardment in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Wednesday, Dec. 27.
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Lebanese citizens gather on the rubles of a house that was destroyed by an Israeli airstrike Tuesday night, in Bint Jbeil, South Lebanon, Wednesday, Dec. 27. One Hezbollah fighter and two civilians, a newlywed couple, were killed in an overnight Israeli strike on a family-owned residential building in the town of Bint Jbeil, local residents and state media said Wednesday.
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Ahmad Bazzi reacts next to his house, destroyed by an Israeli airstrike Tuesday night, in Bint Jbeil, South Lebanon, Wednesday Dec. 26. Ahmad is the father of a Hezbollah fighter and his civilian son, both of them killed by the airstrike inside the house.

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