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U.S. sends envoy as Israel-Gaza barrages spiral, Hamas commander killed

Middle East · 6:39 PM UTC

Israel killed a Hamas commander and vowed no let-up in its Gaza barrages on Wednesday as Palestinian militants rained rockets far across the border and Washington dispatched an envoy to try to calm their most intense hostilities in years.

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