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IDF lookouts said they saw unusual activity along the Gaza border before the October 7 attack, but their commanders told them to stop bothering them, report says

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Israel-Gaza border fence
Palestinians take down the fence on the Israel-Gaza border and enter Israel after clashes and attacks in Gaza City, Gaza on October 07, 2023.

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First footage of Israel's elite commandos involved in house-to-house fighting in Gaza released by the IDF

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IDF soldiers in northern Gaza
A photo released by the IDF shows its elite commando unit in northern Gaza.

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Without fuel, internet and phone service has fully collapsed in Gaza

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Palestinians wounded in Israeli bombardments are cared for at a hospital in Deir al-Balah.
Palestinians wounded in Israeli bombardments are cared for at a hospital in Deir al-Balah.

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Conflicting accounts after Israeli forces entered Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza

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Injured Palestinians arrive at Al-Shifa Hospital on October 16, 2023.
Injured Palestinians arrive at Al-Shifa Hospital on October 16, 2023.

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Israeli military says its forces have entered Gaza's Al Shifa hospital for 'precise' operation

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An injured Palestinian woman is wheeled into the al-Shifa hospital, following Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City, central Gaza Strip, Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023.
An injured Palestinian woman is wheeled into the al-Shifa hospital, following Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City, central Gaza Strip, Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023.

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Israel's new Eitan APC spotted in combat against Hamas in Gaza. The IDF prematurely rushed the hi-tech armor into service.

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Israel's new Eitan APC on the battlefield in Gaza in November 2023.
Israel's new Eitan APC on the battlefield in Gaza in November 2023.

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The mastermind of Hamas' October 7 terrorist attacks is cornered in a bunker, says Israel

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(Left) Yahya Sinwar, (Right) The aftermath of Hamas' attacks on southern Israel
(Left) Yahya Sinwar, (Right) The aftermath of Hamas' attacks on southern Israel

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When Israel needs to fight Hamas in its tunnels, it turns to an elite band of commandos called the Yahalom unit

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An Israeli commando from the engineering corps Yahalom (
An Israeli commando from the engineering corps Yahalom ("Diamond") unit takes part in a tunnel-hunting drill in Sirkin special forces base, near Tel Aviv March 7, 2012.

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US MQ-9 Reaper spy drones patroling Gaza's sky to search for hostages held by Hamas, says Pentagon

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MQ-9 Reaper
MQ-9 Reaper

US Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class William Rio Rosado

A video shows the IDF's elite helicopter search and rescue unit evacuating some of Israel's 260 soldiers wounded battling Hamas in Gaza

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IDF team conducting helicopter evacuation of soldiers injured in Gaza.
IDF team conducting helicopter evacuation of soldiers injured in Gaza.

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