Israeli troops' advance causes Gaza telecom blackout, strike Hezbollah targets in S. Lebanon

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

41% : The World Health Organization warned on Thursday that critical shortages of blood in Gaza hospitals could see force services to grind to a halt within days.
38% : Israel says the extent of hunger in Gaza has been exaggerated and blames Hamas for the continuation of the war, saying it could end it now if it surrendered, freed the hostages, disarmed and disbanded.
37% : Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have fled Gaza City since Israel announced on August 10 that it intended to take control.
35% : In separate developments, Israel struck Hezbollah military targets in southern Lebanon, while two Israelis were killed at the Allenby Crossing between the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Jordan, in what the Israeli military called a terror attack.

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