Israel steps up Gaza strikes and battles Hamas fighters as deaths near 1,200 - The Associated Press
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Israel increased airstrikes on the Gaza Strip and sealed it off from food, fuel, and other supplies in retaliation for a bloody incursion by Hamas militants, as the war’s death toll rose to nearly 1,600 on both sides. Hamas also escalated on Monday, pledging …