200 people killed as fighting rages between Israeli forces and Hamas in Khan Younis, Gaza
Nearly all of Gaza’s 2.3 million people have fled their homes at least once and many are on the move again, often reduced to taking shelter in makeshift tents or huddled under tarpaulins and plastic sheets on open ground.
Iran executes three men and a woman it accuses of spying for Israel’s Mossad intelligence
Iran has accused Israel of carrying out several attacks on facilities linked to its nuclear programme and of killing its nuclear scientists over the past years. Israel has neither denied nor confirmed the allegations. In August, Iran accused Israel of being behind “one of the largest sabotage plots” targeting its defence industry and the production of missiles.
No let up as Israeli attacks in Gaza add to heavy Palestinian toll in war on Hamas
The Gaza health ministry said the recorded toll in the enclave was 21,110 killed and 55,243 wounded in Israeli attacks. Nearly all of Gaza’s 2.3 million people have been driven from their homes.
Israel vows there ‘are no magic solutions, no shortcuts in dismantling Hamas’ and it may take months
Israel is determined to destroy Hamas despite global calls for a ceasefire in the 11-week-old war. Since Hamas killed 1,200 people and captured 240 hostages on October 7 in the deadliest day in Israeli history, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has responded with an assault that has laid much of Hamas-ruled Gaza to waste.
Israel PM vows ‘Hamas must be destroyed, Gaza demilitarised and Palestinians deradicalised’
Nearly 20,700 Gazans have been killed, including 250 in the last 24 hours, according to authorities in Hamas-ruled Gaza.
Biden orders retaliatory strikes on Iranian-aligned group after US troops are injured in drone attack
Within hours, Biden convened his nationals security team for a call in which Austin and Gen. CQ Brown, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, briefed Biden on the response options. Biden opted to target three locations used by Kataib Hezbollah and affiliated groups, the official said.
Bloodiest Christmas in Gaza as Israeli airstrikes kill dozens, Pope laments war in Holy Land
The Israeli military said 10 of its soldiers had been killed in the past day, following five killed the previous day, its worst two-day losses since early November.
Bethlehem a ghost town on Christmas Eve as celebrations are halted due to Israel-Hamas war
The fighting in Gaza has also affected life in the West Bank. Since October 7, access to Bethlehem and other Palestinian towns in the Israeli-occupied territory has been difficult, with long lines of motorists waiting to pass military checkpoints. The restrictions have also prevented tens of thousands of Palestinians from exiting the territory to work in Israel.
Israeli troops battle Hamas militants as UN appeals for more aid for Palestinians
US President Joe Biden discussed the situation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday, the White House said. Israel’s main ally has kept up its support while expressing concern over the growing casualty toll and humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
Israel’s military campaign in Gaza rated by experts as among the most destructive in history
With the Palestinian death toll in Gaza now over 20,000, the international community is calling for a cease-fire. Israel vows to press ahead, saying it wants to destroy Hamas’ military capabilities following the militant group’s October 7 cross-border rampage that triggered the war, in which it killed 1,200 people and took 240 others hostage.
