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Becky Sullivan

Israeli troops have withdrawn from some parts of Gaza City, a city official says

Israeli soldiers overlooking Gaza City on Monday. (Menahem Kahana/AFP via Getty Images)

TEL AVIV, Israel — Israeli ground troops have withdrawn from some areas of Gaza City, a spokesperson for the municipality in the Hamas-run government said.

The withdrawal comes as Israeli officials announced they would pull thousands of troops from the territory in preparation for a new phase in the war, which began on Oct. 7 when Hamas militants broke through the border and killed some 1,200 Israelis in towns and military bases nearby.

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