In Gaza, a War of Two Narratives

What began on Thursday night as a "limited" ground operation, specifically targeting the tunnels in a relatively narrow strip of around 1.5 kilometers from the border fence, expanded 48 hours later into a full-scale onslaught on Shuja'iyya and its environs.

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KFAR AZA - As the fighting in the Gaza Strip rages, two very different narratives are being written – particularly in the eastern neighborhoods of Gaza City. Israel is presenting the push as a battle against the hub of Hamas' terror infrastructure, primarily the so-called 'terror tunnels' – the underground passages reaching from buildings on the outskirts of built-up areas, running under the border and emerging close to Israeli kibbutzim and farms.

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