The Israeli army said it was working to clear out Hamas fighters who remained in the country a day after the militant group’s surprise attack on Israel.
In Photos: Israel Launches More Retaliatory Airstrikes in Gaza Strip
![A Palestinian woman walks on a debris-strewn street near the Watan Tower in Gaza City which was destroyed in Israeli strikes, Oct 8, 2023.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-bf31-08dbc7fdf6f6_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Palestinian woman walks on a debris-strewn street near the Watan Tower in Gaza City which was destroyed in Israeli strikes, Oct 8, 2023.
![Palestinians search through the rubble of a house destroyed in Israeli strikes in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, Oct. 8, 2023.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-8ae2-08dbc7fdf6e9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Palestinians search through the rubble of a house destroyed in Israeli strikes in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, Oct. 8, 2023.
![An Israeli soldier stands guard on a blocked road as the entrance to Hebron is closed, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Oct. 8, 2023.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-c0a8-0242-f8e1-08dbc7fdff4e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An Israeli soldier stands guard on a blocked road as the entrance to Hebron is closed, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Oct. 8, 2023.
![Israeli police deploy near Ashkelon, Oct.8, 2023.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-d9b6-08dbc7fdefb4_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Israeli police deploy near Ashkelon, Oct.8, 2023.