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Israel-Gaza war: a month on: BBC News Review

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It's now a month since the Israel-Gaza war broke out. Israel began bombing Gaza after Hamas killed 1,400 people and kidnapped more than 200 others on 7 October. More than 10,000 Palestinians in Gaza have been killed in air and artillery strikes carried out by the Israeli military in response.
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✔️ 0:20 - The story
✔️ 1:12 - Headline 1
✔️ 2:42 - Headline 2
✔️ 4:13 - Headline 3
✔️ 5:33 - Language summary

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