According to documents, Netanyahu decided on 1 October to advance a civilian series against Hamas to reduce escalation
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“ב-1 באוקטובר כבר הוחלט "לקדם הסדרה אזרחית מול חמאס ולצמצם את ההסלמה”
Machine translation: On 1 October it was already decided “to advance the civilian series against Hamas and reduce the escalation”
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