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Battles were raging in Gaza early on Saturday, as Israel expanded its ground operations and cut communications to the Palestinian territory, three weeks after the deadliest attack in the country’s history. Follow our live blog for the latest updates. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).
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- The Israeli army said it will extend “ground operations” in the Gaza Strip on Friday night after significantly intensifying its air strikes on the Palestinian territory.
- A local telecoms provider in Gaza said on Friday evening that internet and phone services have been cut off.
- Palestinian militants fired rockets from Gaza into Israel, including one that hit a residential building in Tel Aviv on Friday. At least two people were wounded, according to Israeli medics.
- The health ministry in Hamas-ruled Gaza said Friday that 7,326 people have been killed in the Palestinian territory since the eruption of war with Israel on October 7. The latest death toll includes 3,038 children killed, a ministry statement said, while 18,967 people have been wounded across Gaza. FRANCE 24 has not been able to independently verify this information.
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Key developments of Friday, October 27:
The Israeli army said it will extend “ground operations” in the Gaza Strip on Friday night after significantly intensifying its air strikes on the Palestinian territory.
Israel knocked out internet and communications in the Gaza Strip in stepped-up bombardment Friday night, largely cutting off its 2.3 million people from contact with each other and the outside world and creating a near-blackout of information.
The UN General Assembly approved a nonbinding resolution on Friday calling for a “humanitarian truce” in Gaza leading to a cessation of hostilities between Israel and…
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