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The Israeli military said Sunday it is withdrawing its troops from the southern city of Khan Younis, marking a significant shift in the way it plans to fight the war.

The unnamed Royal Navy vessel will be sent as part of a wider package of support for Gaza including equipment to support a humanitarian aid corridor.

Israel pulled its forces out of the southern Gaza Strip on Sunday in a partial withdrawal that came half a year into the war sparked by the attack by Hamas militants on October 7.After the troops left areas in and around the largely destroyed city of Khan Yunis, a stream of displaced Palestinians walked there, hoping to return to their homes from temporary shelters in far-southern Rafah.An Israeli security expert said the withdrawal in no way means the war is over.

Initial plans for humanitarian goods to begin flowing into Gaza on Sunday via the Erez crossing have been delayed, an Israeli official tells CNN.

US and other negotiators are expected to join the protagonists in Cairo in a renewed push for a ceasefire and hostage release deal

What necessarily fits the Arab voters in the US isn't necessarily what is suitable for Arabian Gulf states.

The withdrawal after four months of pitched battles around Khan Yunis signifies what some military analysts described as a new phase of the conflict.

ABC NewsSunday marks six months since Hamas launched a surprise terrorist attack in southern Israel and Israel responded by declaring war against Hamas.Israel launched a ground offensive in late October, tightening its restrictions on the movement of goods and people in and out of Gaza and ordered civilians in the north to evacuate to the south.Over the past 182 days, as Israel pursued its goal of destroying Hamas, a serious humanitarian crisis has unfolded in Gaza, with shortages of food, clean...

ABC NewsSunday marks six months since Hamas launched a surprise terrorist attack in southern Israel and Israel responded by declaring war against Hamas.Israel launched a ground offensive in late October, tightening its restrictions on the movement of goods and people in and out of Gaza and ordered civilians in the north to evacuate to the south.Over the past 182 days, as Israel pursued its goal of destroying Hamas, a serious humanitarian crisis has unfolded in Gaza, with shortages of food, clean...

Sunday marked the six-month anniversary of the Israel-Hamas war, with Tel Aviv finding itself increasingly isolated abroad, and the Israeli military humbled after getting bogged down in the ruins of Gaza by Palestinian militants armed mostly with rifles and RPGs. What, if anything has Operation Swords of Iron achieved in the past six months?