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The Israeli military said its forces had reached ‘the heart of Gaza City,’ while dire conditions for hundreds of thousands of civilians remaining in the enclave’s north continued to deteriorate.

The currency is now back to about where it was before the attacks on Oct. 7, after falling to an eight-year low.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s comments were one of the first indications that Israel was preparing to have some responsibility for security in the Gaza Strip after the war.

The Israeli government has not publicly called for large numbers of Gazans to move to Egypt. But in private, diplomats say, it has pushed for just that — augmenting Palestinian fears of a permanent expulsion.

A military spokesman said Israel had “completed our encirclement,” while the U.S. secretary of state warned Iran against widening the conflict. Gazan health officials said the death toll there had exceeded 10,000.

Israel’s military surrounded Gaza City as the enclave plunged into another communications blackout, sowing panic among relatives fearful of the fate of loved ones who remain there.

Narges Mohammadi is protesting the prison’s denial of hospital treatment for her heart condition, her family said.

The National Science Foundation watchdog is sending agents to a U.S. research base in Antarctica after a 2022 report raised concerns about sexual misconduct.

The Israeli military’s chief spokesman said its forces had fully encircled Gaza City. Media reports that emerged despite the blackout indicated that intense strikes were underway.

The U.S. secretary of state made the unannounced visits during a trip through the Middle East as he tries to contain the fallout from Israel’s war against Hamas.