The Israeli army says it has captured parliament and other government institutions in Gaza City, AFP reports.

Military units “took over the Hamas parliament, the government building, the Hamas police headquarters and an engineering faculty that served as an institute for the production and development of weapons,” the army said in a statement.

This picture taken from a position along the border with the Gaza Strip in southern Israel shows smoke billowing during Israeli shelling in Gaza on November 14, 2023. — AFP
This picture taken from a position along the border with the Gaza Strip in southern Israel shows smoke billowing during Israeli shelling in Gaza on November 14, 2023. — AFP

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