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Israel faces risky choices in vow to destroy Hamas, as option of street-to-street combat looms

Israeli security forces patrol the narrow streets in Jerusalem's Old City on Oct 13, 2023. PHOTO: AFP
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LONDON – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces difficult decisions.

He and his government have vowed to destroy Hamas, the Palestinian militant organisation responsible for killing more than 1,300 Israelis in the single-biggest attack ever suffered by the Jewish state.

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