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ASHDOD, Israel — The sun had already fallen over Gaza when the skyline lit up in bursts of fiery orange and red as Israel intensified its bombing and expanded its ground operation. Israeli forces on Friday began what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said was the second phase in an operation to stamp out Hamas and return the more than 230 hostages taken on Oct. 7.
Also on Monday, Nebal Farsakh, a spokesperson for the Palestine Red Crescent Society, told NBC News that she was struggling to maintain communication with her colleagues at Al-Quds hospital in Gaza City, which she said was facing the threat of intense bombardment from Israel forces. “All people in Gaza are still facing difficulties reaching out to each other,” she said.
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