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2024 brings no respite in Israel-Hamas war

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Gasia Ohanes
January 1, 2024

For many in the Middle East, it was a very different passage into 2024. Israelis marked the new year to the sound of air raid sirens. And Palestinian civilians in Gaza saw little hope for a better year.

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