Day 85: Airstrikes hit camps in central Gaza as US approves new weapons sales to Israel
Saturday, 30 December 2023 Israeli warplanes strike Gaza refugee camps as Biden approves emergency weapons sale, despite international cease-fire calls. Senior Hamas official rejects Egypt's proposal for a staged end to the war, demanding a permanent cease-fire. Israeli offensive continues to dismantle Hamas, while US supplies weapons. Palestinian death toll rises to 21,672, with 70% being women and children. Aid delivery in Gaza remains inadequate, with long delays and ongoing fighting. Israel vows to bring back hostages and remains far apart from Hamas on terms of cease-fire and swaps.
Israeli forces launched a fierce assault on Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip on Friday night, intensifying their campaign against Hamas militants. Residents reported tank fire and aerial bombings, leaving nearly 200 people dead in the past 24 hours. Planes also targeted the Nuseirat camp in central...
"They bombed the infrastructure at the entrances.. there are now two craters in the southern entrance," says a resident of Al-Maghazi refugee camp in Gaza's Deir el-Balah. Fighting between Israel and..
Palestinian rescuers mourn one of their fellow first responders killed in a strike near the Al-Aqsa Hospital in the central Gazan city of Deir al-Balah. Fighting between Israel and Hamas is raging in..
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calls South Africa's accusation of "genocide" in the Gaza Strip "false", after Pretoria launched a case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against..
Saturday, 30 December 2023
![Damage in Gaza's Al-Maghazi refugee camp after Israeli strikes [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20231231/1362972521-Damage-in-Gaza-Al-Maghazi-refugee-camp.jpg)
![Palestinian rescuers mourn colleague killed in strike on central Gaza [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20231231/1362970735-Palestinian-rescuers-mourn-colleague-killed-in-strike-on.jpg)
![Netanyahu says South Africa wrong to accuse Israel of 'genocide' in Gaza [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20231231/1362967225-Netanyahu-says-South-Africa-wrong-to-accuse-Israel.jpg)
