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Gaza residents went without phone and internet service for much of the weekend as Israel launched what its Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called a "second stage" of the war. The Israeli military says it hit hundreds of targets over the weekend and is expanding operations in Gaza with infantry troops and armored vehicles. The Gaza Health Ministry said the death toll among Palestinians passed 8,000. More than 1,400 people have been killed in Israel. Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep and the NPR team bring updates from Israel and Gaza.
