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9 months into ceasefire, areas of Gaza are threatened by Israel's expanding control

NPR | By Aya Batrawy,
Anas Baba
Published July 9, 2026 at 5:00 PM EDT

The ceasefire left Gaza split in half: Israel's military occupied the east, and 2 million Palestinians squeezed into the remaining areas. But Israeli forces have been pushing deeper into Gaza.

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Aya Batrawy is an NPR International Correspondent. She leads NPR's Gulf bureau in Dubai.
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