(Washington Post) Loveday Morris - Israeli troops set on ousting Hamas pushed into the heart of Gaza City on Wednesday. Residents said Israeli forces had reached the Ansar roundabout in central Gaza City, a block from its port. "Violent clashes" were taking place around the Ansar and Azhar neighborhoods in the middle of the city, said Hamdan Dahdouh, an Al Jazeera cameraman. Fadi al-Rubai, 25, described fleeing al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City with his family as fighting drew closer. They passed a large number of tanks and Israeli soldiers along the route. Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said Tuesday, "We are tightening the noose." Gallant said there would be "no humanitarian pause without the return of the hostages. It is impossible to stop this fighting until we achieve our goals. This war was pushed on us, and we have no way to go back. There's no stopping. We can only go forward to victory over Hamas and bringing the hostages back."
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