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The long-anticipated military assault is aimed, the Israelis said, at routing the militants of Hamas, but it deepened the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip.

Some of Israel’s oldest allies criticized its latest military assault in Gaza and warned of a deepening humanitarian crisis.

Critics question what a risky advance can achieve that nearly two years of war have failed to accomplish.

After intensified operations over the past week, the military said troops would gradually advance into the city, believing that at least 2,000 Hamas fighters remain there.

The duchess, best known for her role bestowing trophies at the Wimbledon tennis tournament, was the first member of the royal family to convert to Catholicism in centuries.

Israel has accused the militant group of using the vital port to transfer Iranian weaponry used in recent attacks amid the wider regional war.

War crime investigators at Yale discovered a program of re-education and military and police training that was larger than estimated earlier.

The ground operation and intensifying Israeli bombardment risk deepening the humanitarian crisis in a war that has already killed tens of thousands of Palestinians.

Israel launched its ground offensive on Gaza City after months of preparation.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke about Gaza ahead of a short Tuesday visit to Qatar, which is angry over an Israeli strike against Hamas leaders on its territory.