Israel expands Gaza ground offensive
WARNING: Graphic content. Israel’s military says it has expanded its ground operations to every part of Gaza in pursuit of Hamas. It has ordered more evacuations in the crowded south, followed by heavy bombardment, and vows that operations there will be “no less strength” than its shattering offensive in the north.
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Palestinians wounded in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip are brought to the hospital in Deir al Balah on Sunday, Dec. 3.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Palestinians wounded in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip are brought to the hospital in Deir al Balah on Sunday, Dec. 3.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Palestinians wounded in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip are brought to the hospital in Deir al Balah on Sunday, Dec. 3.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Palestinians wounded in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip are brought to the hospital in Deir al Balah on Sunday, Dec. 3.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Family and friends of Staff Sergeant Aschalwu Sama mourn during his funeral in Petah Tikva, Israel, Sunday, Dec. 3. Sama, 20, died of his wounds after he was injured in a ground operation in the Gaza Strip.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Israeli soldiers lower into the grave the flagged coffin of Staff Sergeant Aschalwu Sama during his funeral in Petah Tikva, Israel, Sunday, Dec. 3. Sama, 20, died of his wounds after he was injured in a ground operation in the Gaza Strip.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Women mourn during the funeral for Staff Sergeant Aschalwu Sama in Petah Tikva, Israel, Sunday, Dec. 3. Sama, 20, died of his wounds after he was injured in a ground operation in the Gaza Strip.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Women look at photos of Israelis missing and held captive in Gaza, in downtown Jerusalem, Sunday, Dec. 3. Hamas militants kidnapped about 240 people in an Oct. 7 attack and released over 100 of them during a weeklong cease-fire that ended on Friday.ASSOCIATED PRESS
People walk past a wall with photos of the hostages who are believed to remain captive in the Gaza Strip, in Jerusalem, Sunday, Dec. 3.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A Palestinian woman inspects a damaged house following Israeli airstrikes on the town of Khan Younis, Gaza, Sunday, Dec. 3.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Palestinians mourn their relatives killed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip, in the hospital in Khan Younis, Sunday, Dec. 3.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Palestinians look for survivors of the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip in Rafah, Sunday, Dec. 3.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Palestinians look for survivors of the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip in Rafah, Sunday, Dec. 3.