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Israel is slowly tightening its grip on the Gaza Strip
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Defense Minister Israel Katz said the army's operation was expanding to seize large areas
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that would be incorporated into what he called Israeli security zones without saying how much territory would be seized
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But he also said that Palestinians would have to be evacuated. Katz also called on the enclave's residence to expel Hamas and return hostages
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roughly a week after this rare footage showed Palestinians protesting against the militant group
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But representatives of the families of hostages accused the Israeli government of sacrificing the hostages for the sake of territorial gains
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Katz's announcement comes a week after he warned that the Israeli military would operate with full force in the territory
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The ceasefire, which came to an end on March 18th, is now a distant memory for Palestinians living in Gaza
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At daybreak, Gaza health officials said at least 15 people, including children
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were killed in airstrikes on homes in Khan Yunus and the Nusayrat refugee camp
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The UN has also warned that stockpars of flour are running out in Gaza
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after Israel closed crossings to humanitarian aid. I came here before dawn and went to all the bakeries in the area
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but they were all closed. So I came back here in front of this bakery, hoping that God will bless us with bread
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What can we do? Let them bring us flour and fuel. Why are they preventing us from getting them
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The UN has urged Israel to reopen its crossings to humanitarian aid
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to avert a food crisis
