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Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said Wednesday that the destruction in the Gaza Strip could be turned into a lucrative real estate opportunity.
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Palestinian journalists reported continuous fire in Gaza City, where hundreds of thousands remain. The Israeli military is effectively encircling the city.
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In Israel, the shared burden of military service in "the people's army" is a consensus value, and an exemption granted the ultra-Orthodox has long rankled. Amid the mounting costs of war in Gaza, moves to codify the exemption have fanned resentments.
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Despite the forceful language, the measures appear unlikely to pass and have been condemned by Israel.
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Thousands of Palestinians fled from Gaza City after Israel launched a ground offensive. It comes as a new report today from an independent United Nations commission concluded Israel is committing genocide. NBC News' Matt Bradley reports.
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