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Israel moves some troops out of Gaza

Israel has withdrawn some troops from southern Gaza with the country's defense minister saying they've preparing for future operations. U.S. National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said the move appears to be for "rest and refit" for IDF troops that have been on the ground for months. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Holly Williams has more on that and a new Israeli military road that cuts across the Gaza Strip from east to west.

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Condemnation for Israel after WCK strike

Chef José Andrés says his World Central Kitchen charity's team in the Gaza Strip appears to have been deliberately targeted by the Israeli military with deadly airstrikes earlier this week. The IDF and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have called the airstrikes the kind of mistake that happens in war, but that explanation has been increasingly dismissed as insufficient. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Holly Williams has more on what we've learned about the strike. And CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang reports on how the White House is responding.

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Still no conditions for U.S. aid to Israel

National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby rebuffed questions Tuesday about the United States' continued military assistance for Israel, even after an IDF strike killed seven World Central Kitchen aid workers in Gaza. "You want us to hang some sort of condition over their neck," Kirby said, "And what I'm telling you is, that we continue to work with the Israelis to make sure that they are as precise as they can be and that more aid is getting in. And we're gonna continue to take that approach."

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World leaders react to IDF strike on workers

An Israeli airstrike killed seven World Central Kitchen workers in Gaza Monday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the strike was unintentional. An American and Australian were among the dead and Australia's prime minister has called the act "completely unacceptable." CBS News senior foreign correspondent Holly Williams has more on the strike and Yossi Mekelberg, associate fellow for the Middle East and North Africa Programme at the Chatham House, joined CBS News to discuss the situation.

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