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Israeli Ground Troops Enter Central Gaza And Chile’s Musical High Desert Fiesta

An Israeli military APC drive at a gathering point near the Gaza Strip, in southern Israel, July 21, 2025. Ariel Schalit/AP hide caption

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In Gaza, one of the last relatively safe zones is now under fire, as Israel expands its military ground operation into the central city of Deir al-Balah. And we visit the tiny desert village in Chile that fills with music for Fiesta de La Tirana.

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