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Israel-Hamas war, rolling coverage: Israel intensifies Gaza strikes despite ceasefire calls

Israeli forces are battling Hamas militants on the ground and directing fire from the air, ignoring ceasefire calls by UN aid agencies who are condemning surging civilian deaths.

A Palestinian man reacts after a home was hit in an Israeli air strike in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. Picture: AFP
A Palestinian man reacts after a home was hit in an Israeli air strike in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. Picture: AFP

Welcome to The Australian's live coverage of the Israel-Hamas war. 

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