GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israel on Friday declared Gaza's largest city a dangerous combat zone and said it was in the "initial stages" of a planned offensive as grief spread over the return of two hostages' bodies.

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Israel has declared Gaza's largest city a dangerous combat zone and says it is in the "initial stages" of a planned offensive that has drawn international condemnation

Israel's military says it suspended mid-day pauses to fighting, which had allowed food and aid supplies to enter from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Israel also says it has recovered the bodies of two hostages and vowed its military offensive would return more

The suspension comes weeks after Israel first announced plans to widen its offensive in Gaza City, where hundreds of thousands of displaced peo

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