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What we know about Israel's ground offensive

Israel is advancing further inside Gaza with the IDF claiming to have struck around 300 militant targets in the past day. Meanwhile, civilians in Gaza are seeing conditions deteriorate from bad to unimaginably bad. CBS News' Ramy Inocencio and Charlie D'Agata have the latest on the situation in Gaza. And Retired Gen. Joseph L. Votel, former commander of U.S. Central Command, joined CBS News to discuss the risks of war spilling out across the region.

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Israel says its targeting Hamas leadership

Israeli ground forces pushed deeper into Gaza Monday, advancing in tanks and other armored vehicles on the territory's main city. The Israeli military said it freed a soldier held captive by Hamas militants and that it had killed one of the leaders of the Oct. 7 Hamas massacre in Israel. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected calls for a cease-fire as airstrikes landed near hospitals where thousands of Palestinians are sheltering beside the wounded. CBS News foreign correspondent Ian Lee has more.

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Sullivan: U.S., Israel have had "conversations like friends"

National security adviser Jake Sullivan tells "Face the Nation" that the U.S. has pressed Israel to distinguish between Hamas and Palestinian civilians amid growing pressure to protect civilians in Gaza as Israel expands its raids. "We have conversations like friends do on the hard questions that I talked about before — on issues associated with humanitarian aid, on distinguishing between terrorists and innocent civilians, on how Israel's thinking through its military operation," Sullivan said.

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Face The Nation: Vance, Al Ghoul, Mardini

Missed the second half of the show? The latest on...Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio tells "Face that Nation" that he doesn't think the U.S. should provide aid to Palestinian citizens because "if you deliver a large amount of humanitarian assistance, CBS News producer Marwan Al Ghoul lives in Gaza, and he tells "Face the Nation" that he saw "death, bodies, everywhere around the hospital, Robert Mardini, the director-general of the International Committee of Red Cross, tells "Face the Nation" that three additional truckloads of medicine, medical equipment, water and sanitation equipment have made it into Gaza on Sunday.

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