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05/12/2023 05:06 GMT : Israeli military intensifies incursion in Gaza

Israeli military intensifies incursion in Gaza

BBC World Service - Newsday, Israeli military intensifies incursion in Gaza

Israel reportedly plans to flood the network of Hamas tunnels under the Gaza Strip

Israeli media reports say its military has assembled a system of large pumps as it weighs plans to flood the vast network of Hamas tunnels under the Gaza Strip with seawater.

With the death toll in Gaza approaching 16,000 there's increasing pressure on the Israeli military to exercise greater care in its attacks there - Israel has urged people to move, but one local resident says many people can't; we speak to the UN children's agency UNICEF about the humanitarian situation in Gaza.

In Indonesia, 12 hikers are missing while walking on the volcanic mountain Mont Arapi and 11 others have died - we have the latest as volcanic activity continues.

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