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The Hamas deputy, who the group said had been killed, helped usher in closer ties with the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia and was accused of masterminding attacks in Israel.

The Hamas deputy, who the group said had been killed, helped usher in closer ties with the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia and was accused of masterminding attacks in Israel.

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The full decision, which exceeded 250,000 words, marked the first time that Israel’s highest court had struck down a quasi-constitutional Basic Law.

A Times investigation found that troops were disorganized, out of position and relied on social media to choose targets. Behind the failure: Israel had no battle plan for a massive Hamas invasion.

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The Jenin refugee camp in the Israeli-occupied West Bank is a focal point of what Israeli officials describe as counterterrorism operations across the territory.