Israel-Hamas War: The Israel-Hamas war, which started on October 7, is not showing signs of stopping. After a few days of ceasefire, Israel has once again started air strikes on Gaza Strip. According to Al Jazeera, about 100 people have lost their lives in the last 24 hours due to this air attack.
Gaza’s Health Ministry said on Sunday, December 17, “About 90 people were killed in Israeli bombing of Jabaliya camp in the north. Another 12 people were killed in a bombing in the central city of Deir al-Balah. There are reports of bombardment in many different parts of Gaza.”
Here, international pressure on Israel for a ceasefire has started increasing. Secondly, recently the Israeli army accidentally shot and killed three of its own people, after which Israel is talking about releasing the hostages and negotiating with Hamas.
The humanitarian crisis in the Palestinian territory of Gaza is deepening. About 85% of the population in Gaza has been displaced from their homes. People are facing shortages of food, water, fuel and electricity. Aid deliveries through the Kerem Shalom crossing with Israel resumed on Sunday for the first time since the war began. However, aid agencies have described this assistance as inadequate.
Al Jazeera broadcast footage from the Kamal Adwan hospital in Beit Lahiya, north of Gaza, where it said wounded and displaced people were crushed by Israeli tanks overnight on 16 December. At least two bodies could be seen in the debris and earth. The Israeli military said, without providing evidence, that it had found weapons and arrested about 80 Hamas fighters in the hospital.
A team of the World Health Organization (WHO) reached Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City for medical assistance. One of its members said, “Complete “bloodshed in the hospital area” There was chaos and this scene was very frightening. In this hospital, thousands of people have taken shelter and there is very little water and food arrangements for them.”
10 big updates of Israel-Hamas war
1- The Israeli army said on December 17 that it had found a huge Hamas tunnel. Israel has continued its offensive in Gaza despite growing international calls for a ceasefire and appeals from relatives of the remaining hostages to bring them home.
2- An AFP photographer reported that the largest Hamas tunnel to date was found near the border crossing at Erez, which was large enough for small vehicles to use. Israel said the tunnel cost millions of dollars and took years to build, including rail, electricity, drainage and a communications network.
3- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, “We will fight till the end. We will achieve all our goals” – Destroying Hamas, freeing all hostages, and ensuring that Gaza is never again an “epicenter of terrorism”.
4- Two Egyptian security sources told Reuters on Sunday that both Israel and Hamas are ready for a fresh ceasefire and the release of hostages, although disagreements remain over how it will be implemented.
5. Israel on December 17 opened a direct route for aid into Gaza for the first time in its more than two-month war with Hamas, but also stepped up attacks on the Palestinian territory and said military pressure would only This is the only way his hostages can be freed.
6- Gaza’s Health Ministry spokesman told Reuters that 90 Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks on the Jabaliya refugee camp in northern Gaza. There was no immediate reaction from Israel. Hamas Aqsa radio said 24 people were killed in another missile attack on a house of the Shehab family.
7- The killing of three hostages by Israeli security forces has increased pressure on Prime Minister Netanyahu to secure the release of others, but Hamas has said it will not negotiate “unless the fight against our people ends forever.” Doesn’t stop for. “
8- The Syrian Defense Ministry said in a statement carried by state media that two Syrian soldiers were injured in Israeli air strikes on targets near Damascus, Syria. A British-based war monitor said Israeli aircraft attacked Hezbollah positions near the Sayyida Zainab district, south of the capital.
9- Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Sunday asked his US counterpart Antony Blinken to ask Washington to use its influence on Israel to stop Israeli attacks on Gaza and the West Bank, a Turkish diplomatic source told Reuters.
10- According to Gaza health officials, about 19,000 Palestinians have been killed since October 7, while according to Israeli officials, Hamas killed 1,200 people, and captured 240 hostages in its surprise attack.
