RAFAH, Palestinian Territories – Israeli troops fought Hamas militants in multiple battles across the Gaza Strip, forcing new waves of Palestinian mass displacement, as Israel marked a somber Independence Day on Tuesday.
Clashes have rocked the crowded southern city but also flared again in northern and central Gaza , months after troops and tanks first entered those areas.The United States has repeatedly urged a Gaza ceasefire and called on its ally Israel to devise 'a strategic endgame' and postwar plan, White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said.
People are handed out food from a large pot at a public kitchen in the city of Deir el-Balah, central Gaza Strip, on May 13, 2024. AFP PHOTOThis would help Israel avoid 'getting mired in a counterinsurgency campaign that never ends and ultimately saps Israel's strength and vitality,' he told a briefing in Washington, D.C., on Monday.
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