What is Israel’s strategy in southern Gaza?

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Israel and Hamas continue to battle in the Gaza Strip as the death toll from fighting climbs higher and higher. The focus is now centered around the town of Khan Younis where civilians have been told to evacuate by the Israel Defense Forces. Host Marco Werman speaks with Israeli military historian and King’s College professor Ahron Bregman about the Israeli military’s strategy in the southern Gaza Strip and whether or not Israel has ever found itself in a similar situation. 

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