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Israel failed to achieve aggressive goals in Gaza, only succeeded in war crimes: Hamas

Published January 18, 2025
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Hamas has said that Israel had “failed to achieve its aggressive goals” in Gaza, a day before the start of a ceasefire and hostage release deal it agreed with Israel, AFP reports.

Israel “only succeeded in committing war crimes that disgrace the dignity of humanity”, the group said in a statement.

A child stands beside the bodies of four members of the Palestinian al-Qadra family (parents and their two children) killed in an Israeli strike that hit their tent north of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, in the yard of the Nasser hospital on Jan 18, 2025. — AFP
A child stands beside the bodies of four members of the Palestinian al-Qadra family (parents and their two children) killed in an Israeli strike that hit their tent north of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, in the yard of the Nasser hospital on Jan 18, 2025. — AFP

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