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By Wafaa Shurafa And Melanie Lidman DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) \u2014 An Israeli plan to seize the Gaza Strip and expand the military operation has alarmed many in the region. Palestinians are exhausted and hopeless, pummeled by 19 months of heavy bombing. Families of Israeli hostages still being held in Gaza are terrified that the possibility of a ceasefire is slipping further away. \u201cWhat\u2019s left for you to bomb?\u201d asked Moaz Kahlout, a displaced man from Gaza City who said many resort to GPS to locate the rubble of homes wiped out in the war. Israeli officials said Monday that Cabinet ministers approved the plan to seize Gaza and remain in the Palestinian territory for an unspecified amount of time \u2014 news that came hours after the military chief… <\/p>\n

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By Wafaa Shurafa And Melanie Lidman DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) \u2014 An Israeli plan to seize the Gaza Strip and expand the military operation has alarmed many in the region. Palestinians are exhausted and hopeless, pummeled by 19 months of heavy bombing. Families of Israeli hostages still being held in Gaza are terrified that the possibility of a ceasefire is slipping further away. \u201cWhat\u2019s left for you to bomb?\u201d asked Moaz Kahlout, a displaced man from Gaza City who said many resort to GPS to locate the rubble of homes wiped out in the war. Israeli officials said Monday that Cabinet ministers approved the plan to seize Gaza and remain in the Palestinian territory for an unspecified amount of time \u2014 news that came hours after the military chief... <\/p>\n

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