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. Palestinians in Gaza say they are running out of places to go. The Gaza Strip, bordering Israel and Egypt, is sealed. Many of the territory’s 2.3 million people are crammed in the south after Israel ordered civilians to leave the north. Hopes for another temporary truce are fading after Israel called its negotiators home.

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