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Jan 2024
33m 26s

24 Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza

Bbc World Service
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The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has vowed to continue until "complete victory" in Gaza where the Hamas-run health ministry has said that more than 25,000 Palestinians have been killed since October. Also: our correspondents and experts give their view on a potential wider conflict in the Middle East and Oppenheimer leads the Oscar nominations.

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