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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Peter Beaumont in Jerusalem

As their soldiers fight hand to hand in Gaza, Israelis wonder about the endgame

Israeli armoured vehicles gathered in Gaza
Israeli forces have met with fierce resistance in Gaza, including militants armed with anti-tank missiles. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

In the dark and the cloying heat of a Gaza night, the troops of the 13th Battalion of Israel’s Golani Brigade were attempting to advance in northern Gaza amid the flashes of air and artillery strikes across the Gaza Strip.

The ambush, when it happened, caught them by surprise – 30 fighters from an elite Hamas unit emerging from hidden tunnel entrances.

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