Six months into the war in Gaza, Israel faces strong pressure from the US not to mount a full-scale ground offensive into Rafah. Israel has withdrawn many of its ground troops from Gaza, but says it hasn't finished its military operations there.

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02:44 Marc Cancian, Center for Strategic and international Studies

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