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By Charlie Jones The IDF are still ‘masters of Gaza’ despite the apparent withdrawal from the south of the strip with an invasion of Rafah still looming for the beleaguered residents. Israeli troops withdrew Sunday from Khan Younis, another city in southern Gaza, ending a key phase of the war. Although some experts heralded a de-escalation of the conflict, Israeli defence officials say they’re regrouping ahead of a push into Rafah. One Middle East expert has warned “some people have read too much into it, saying its strategic withdrawal and its not really going to set this war onto a new traje…

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