Gaza territory shrinks drastically as Israel seizes huge swaths of land

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A view over ruined buildings in the northern Gaza Strip as seen from a position on the Israeli side of the border on April 2, southern Israel. Defense Minister Israel Katz has said Israel will "capture extensive territory" to be added to "buffer zones" in the Gaza Strip after the military expanded its ground assault.

Israel's military is expanding buffer zones inside the Gaza Strip and taking over more areas of the territory, shrinking land Palestinians can access by more than half.

(Image credit: Amir Levy)

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