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Twenty-four Israeli soldiers were killed in Israel's worst day of losses in Gaza, the military said on Tuesday, as its forces encircled southern Gaza's main city, trapping Palestinian residents trying to flee. Israel said the aims of its war against the Hamas movement that runs Gaza were unchanged and that efforts were being made to bring about the release of more than 100 Israeli hostages.
Middle East News: Twenty-four Israeli soldiers were killed in Israel's worst day of losses in Gaza, as they claimed to have encircled Khan Younis. The conflict resulted in the deaths of at least 195 Palestinians in the previous 24 hours. Read more about the ongoing battle between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.
The deaths of 24 soldiers came the day the IDF launched their biggest operation in a month, to seize remaining parts of southern Gaza’s main city Khan Younis.