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Before the overnight assault in Gaza, Israel warned 110,000 people to evacuate and launched airstrikes against what it called Hamas targets. A military official said the scope of the operation was limited.
As talks appeared to gain some momentum, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken reiterated a U.S. claim that Hamas was the sole obstacle to a truce and warned Israel against an invasion of Rafah.