Coverage dated October 23, 2023 to October 30, 2023

Israel Hits Hamas Tunnels as Ground Offensive Intensifies

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The Israeli military said it struck around 300 targets in Gaza over the past day. It also hit part of the vast network of tunnels used by Hamas to move its people and equipment.

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  1. Israel launches 400 strikes across Gaza, where health officials say hundreds of Palestinians killed

    Headline from Foxla ·

  2. Israel Intensifies Attacks on Gaza as US Urges Protection of Civilians

    Headline from Voice of America ·

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    Israel Hits Hamas Tunnels as Ground Offensive Intensifies

    Headline from Wall Street Journal ·

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  1. Fox News

    Israel continues to bombard Gaza with airstrikes after Hamas releases more hostages (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Israeli forces have escalated their bombardment of the Gaza Strip as the war with Hamas enters its 18th day. The war is now the deadliest war in Gaza for both sides. The Hamas-run Health Ministry claims at least 5,087 Palestinians have been killed and 15,270 wounded.

  2. Foxla

    Israel launches 400 strikes across Gaza, where health officials say hundreds of Palestinians killed (opens Foxla)

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    Foxla's feed description

    The Health Ministry in Gaza says hundreds of people were killed in the past day as a result of Israeli airstrikes. Israel has been striking Gaza since Hamas militants attacked southern Israeli towns on Oct. 7.

  3. The Guardian

    Israel-Hamas war live: Israeli army conducts ‘targeted raid’ with tanks in Gaza (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Israeli troops with armoured vehicles attacked Hamas targets before returning to Israel, army says

  4. The Times of Israel

    Ground forces hit Hamas as IDF warns north Gaza residents area is now a ‘battlefield’ (opens The Times of Israel)

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    The Times of Israel's feed description

    Multiple rocket barrages target south and central Israel, with no casualties; army says it will start allowing significantly more humanitarian aid to enter southern Gaza

  5. Al-Monitor

    Israel targets Hamas subterranean 'city', key in Gaza war (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    A sprawling network of Hamas tunnels under the Gaza Strip has become a primary target for the Israeli military in its stated mission to defeat the Palestinian militants, experts say.The army said Saturday its forces had struck 150 "underground targets" in a night-time blitz on Gaza that destroyed "t…

  6. Fox News

    Israel attacks about 150 underground targets in largest incursion into Gaza Strip since start of war (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Israeli military aircrafts attacked about 150 underground targets in the northern Gaza Strip over Friday night amid the ongoing war against Hamas terrorists. The Israeli Defense Forces said Hamas terrorists were killed while underground combat zones and other underground terrorist infrastructures we…

  7. The Guardian

    Israel-Hamas war live: Israel says 150 ‘underground targets’ hit in Gaza during heaviest bombing of the war so far (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Israel Defence Forces says 100 jets hit 150 Hamas targets in the Gaza strip

  8. Voice of America

    Israel Intensifies Attacks on Gaza as US Urges Protection of Civilians (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    Military officials say ground forces killed a number of Hamas militants as they were exiting a tunnel near the Erez crossing, which used to be the sole pedestrian passageway out of Gaza into Israel before it was destroyed in recent fighting

  9. The Times of Israel

    Firefights as IDF troops clash with gunmen in Gaza and rockets pound central Israel (opens The Times of Israel)

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    The Times of Israel's feed description

    Military says forces destroy Hamas anti-tank positions; clash reported close to Gaza border with Israel; officer seriously hurt, soldier moderately in fighting

  10. Wall Street Journal

    Israel’s Overnight Attack Targeted Hamas Tunnels (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    Israel’s intense military incursion into Gaza on Friday was likely aimed at destroying underground tunnels to make it easier to catch Hamas fighters later, says Michael Milshtein, head of the Palestinian Studies Forum at the Moshe Dayan Center of Tel Aviv University. “We’re talking about thousands

  11. The Republic

    Live updates | Israel intensifies strikes on Gaza including underground targets (opens The Republic)

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    The Republic's feed description

    The Israeli military intensified airstrikes in Gaza including near its largest hospital while thousands of people desperate for food and basic items broke into aid warehouses in the besieged enclave. Internet and phone connectivity were restored for many people on Sunday after Israeli strikes had kn…

  12. CBS News

    Israel targets Hamas' 300-mile tunnel network under Gaza as next phase in war begins (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Israel's army says destroying Hamas means destroying a tunnel network that stretches hundreds of miles.

  13. NPR

    Israel presses into Gaza as pro-Palestinian protests spread worldwide (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    Since the intensified operation began Friday night, Israeli airstrikes have hit more than 600 Hamas targets, Israel said, and about a thousand people in Gaza have died, the Gaza health ministry said.

  14. Al-Monitor

    Israel forces battle Hamas in Gaza as PM rejects ceasefire (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    Israel said Tuesday its forces battled Hamas inside Gaza overnight and struck 300 targets after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu categorically ruled out a ceasefire as a "surrender" to the Palestinian militant group.

  15. Blaze Media

    Israeli troops clash with Hamas terrorists exiting tunnels under Gaza (opens Blaze Media)

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    Blaze Media's feed description

    Israeli troops engaged with Hamas militants for the first time since the Jewish state's ground offensive went into effect on Saturday. Hamas launched an ambush from its complex network of tunnels under northern Gaza.

  16. The Guardian

    Israeli ground forces battle Hamas in northern Gaza as Netanyahu rules out ceasefire | First Thing (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Hamas reports clashes with IDF in north and south Gaza as leader of main UN agency in Palestine accuses Israel of ‘collective punishment’. Plus, how to build a life full of joy and meaning when you’re child-free

  17. Las Vegas Review-Journal

    Israeli forces battle Hamas terrorists around Gaza City (opens Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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    Las Vegas Review-Journal's feed description

    The military on Tuesday said it struck some 300 terrorist targets over the past day, including compounds inside tunnels.

  18. Washington Examiner

    Israel kills Hamas commander in strike that hit Gaza (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The Israeli military killed a Hamas leader in a strike that hit Gaza on Tuesday.

  19. CBS News

    Israel says it's killed a Hamas commander involved in Oct. 7 attacks. Who else is Israel targeting in Gaza? (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Israel says it killed a Hamas commander behind attacks on 2 towns — another name on a growing list of targets in Gaza.

  20. Time

    Israeli Forces Battle Hamas Around Gaza City (opens Time)

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    Time's feed description

    The military said it struck some 300 militant targets over the past day, including compounds inside tunnels.

  21. Bloomberg

    Israel Battles Hamas as Troops Push Deeper Into Gaza Strip (opens Bloomberg)

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    Bloomberg's feed description

    Israel said its troops are engaged in “fierce battles” with Hamas militants deep in the Gaza Strip as soldiers push further into the enclave and expand the ground operations that began late last week.

  22. The Washington Free Beacon

    Israel Says It Fought Hamas Terrorists in Tunnels (opens The Washington Free Beacon)

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    The Washington Free Beacon's feed description

    Israel said its forces fought Hamas gunmen inside the militants' vast tunnel network beneath the besieged Palestinian enclave of Gaza, seeking to free hostages and to push forward its campaign to wipe out the militant group.

  23. New York Post

    Israel engages Hamas militants inside Gaza’s tunnels (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Israel said on Tuesday its forces attacked Hamas gunmen inside the Islamists’ vast tunnel network beneath Gaza, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed calls for a halt to fighting …

  24. Blaze Media

    Israel attacks vast tunnel system beneath Gaza — 'pivotal for anything that Hamas has planned to do' (opens Blaze Media)

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    Blaze Media's feed description

    Israel announced that it has been fighting against Hamas militants within a network of underground tunnel systems in Gaza, where many Israeli hostages are believed to be amid the ongoing conflict. The development comes after a hospital director said more than 50 Palestinians were fatally wounded dur…

  25. Green Field Reporter

    Live updates | Israeli ground forces attack Hamas targets in north as warplanes strike across Gaza - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    Green Field Reporter's feed description

    Israeli ground forces are attacking Hamas militants and infrastructure in northern Gaza as warplanes strike across the sealed-off territory. Buoyed by the first successful rescue of a captive held by Hamas, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected calls for a cease-fire and again vowed to crus…

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