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News Wrap: Israel steps up airstrikes in southern Gaza

In our news wrap Thursday, Israel stepped up air strikes on Rafah, a city near the Egyptian border packed with refugees, Secretary of State Blinken is heading home from Israel after failing to make much headway toward a cease-fire and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced a major military shakeup facing a stalemate in the war with Russia.

News Wrap: Israel steps up airstrikes in southern Gaza

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