Israel, Hamas militants battle in northern Gaza
The fighting in the north showed how far Israel remains from achieving its goals of dismantling Hamas and returning scores of hostages captured in the Oct. 7 attack that sparked the war.
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An Israeli fighter jet releases flares as it flies over the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Tuesday, Jan. 16.ASSOCIATED PRESS
An Israeli tank and bulldozers move inside the Gaza Strip as seen from southern Israel, Tuesday, Jan. 16.ASSOCIATED PRESS
An Israeli tank moves inside the Gaza Strip as seen from southern Israel, Tuesday, Jan. 16.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Volunteers prepare hamburgers for Israeli soldiers in an area near the Israeli-Gaza border in southern Israel, Tuesday, Jan. 16.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Palestinians walk through destruction by the Israeli bombardment in the Nusseirat refugee camp in Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Jan. 16.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A Palestinian walks through the destruction by the Israeli bombardment in the Nusseirat refugee camp in Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Jan. 16.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Palestinians look at the destruction by the Israeli bombardment in the Nusseirat refugee camp in Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Jan. 16.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Palestinians walk through destruction by the Israeli bombardment in the Nusseirat refugee camp in Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Jan. 16.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Palestinians walk through destruction by the Israeli bombardment in the Nusseirat refugee camp in Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Jan. 16.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Palestinians walk through destruction by the Israeli bombardment in the Nusseirat refugee camp in Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Jan. 16.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Palestinians walk through destruction by the Israeli bombardment in the Nusseirat refugee camp in Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Jan. 16.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Syrians look at an abandoned medical facility in the village of Talteta, Syria, Tuesday, Jan. 16, that was hit by Iranian missiles late Monday night, according to a voluntary rescue group White Helmets. Iran fired missiles late Monday at what it claimed was Israeli "spy headquarters" near the U.S. Consulate in the northern Iraqi city of Irbil and at targets linked to the extremist group Islamic State in northern Syria.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Syrians look at an abandoned medical facility in the village of Talteta, Syria, Tuesday, Jan. 16, that was hit by Iranian missiles late Monday night, according to a voluntary rescue group White Helmets. Iran fired missiles late Monday at what it claimed was Israeli "spy headquarters" near the U.S. Consulate in the northern Iraqi city of Irbil and at targets linked to the extremist group Islamic State in northern Syria.