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As its ground forces prepared to move in the south of Gaza, residents there were told to leave their homes, spreading fear and confusion.

The Israeli media and The New York Times published damaging revelations suggesting that senior officers had ignored or dismissed intelligence reports about the likelihood of a major Hamas attack.

Many mothers are grappling with anxiety as their sons head off to fight in Gaza. “It felt like my children were being taken away, one by one, until no one was left,” one said.

The Biden administration has increasingly stressed the need to limit civilian harm as Israel turns its focus to the enclave’s south.

The Biden administration has increasingly stressed the need to limit civilian harm as the Israeli military turns its focus to the enclave’s south.

Israeli warplanes pounded targets in southern Gaza the day after a truce with Hamas collapsed. Gazan health authorities said that Israeli attacks had killed more than 15,000 people since Oct. 7.

Beleaguered Gazans, having fled the territory’s north, emerged from a night of bombardment wondering where to go next for safety.

A blueprint reviewed by The Times laid out the attack in detail. Israeli officials dismissed it as aspirational and ignored specific warnings.

The Israeli media and The New York Times published damaging revelations suggesting that senior officers had ignored or dismissed intelligence reports about the likelihood of a major Hamas attack.

Gazans were bracing for expanded hostilities on Saturday, a day after a weeklong truce between Israel and Hamas ended. Essential supplies were running low.