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Podcast: Mission Network News - Middle East
Episode: Israel enters new phase of Gaza invasion
Description: Middle East (MNN) — Israel announces a new phase of its Gaza invasion as ground troops push further south. Yesterday’s fighting in Khan Yunis was the “most intense” combat since the war began eight weeks ago.
Israel’s military dropped leaflets ahead of the surge, warning residents to head farther south toward the border with Egypt. However, millions of Palestinians – including Palestinian Christians – remain trapped as neither Egypt nor Israel will accept refugees.
“We [lost] contact with our friends in Gaza,” Fadi Sharaiha with the MENA Leadership Center says.
“[It is] extremely difficult to know what is happ...