Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected what he said were conditions proposed by Hamas for the release of the remaining hostages held in Gaza, including the end of the war and the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Strip. Israeli forces appeared to ramp up ground and aerial attacks overnight around the southern Gazan city of Khan Younis, according to local media and eyewitnesses, after Israel’s defense minister said operations there were “in full swing.”
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