Israel's military says it has "completed the encirclement of Gaza City" and has been attacking outposts, headquarters and other Hamas infrastructures there.

We look at what Israel taking the area would mean for the next stage of the war.

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This episode was made by Chris Flynn with Alex Lederman in Jerusalem and Emilia Jansson in London. The studio manager was Gareth Jones. The assistant editor was Neal Razzell. The senior news editors are Sam Bonham and Jonathan Aspinwall.