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Ground battles rage in Gaza as communications cut off

PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES: Battles were raging in Gaza early on Saturday, as Israel expanded its ground operations and cut communications to the Palestinian territory, three weeks after the deadliest attack in the country's history.

The United Nations warned of a looming 'unprecedented avalanche of human suffering' inside the Gaza Strip, following weeks of relentless bombing by Israel, while the General Assembly pushed for an 'immediate humanitarian truce'.