Israel-Hamas war: List of key events, day 86 | Gaza News

No less than 100 killed in central Gaza, whereas night-time raids injure 17 in occupied West Financial institution – right here is the newest.

Right here’s how issues stand on Sunday, December 31, 2023:

Newest updates and human influence:

• Israeli army assaults on houses in central Gaza have killed at the very least 100 individuals and wounded 286 in lower than 24 hours, in line with Gaza’s Ministry of Well being.
• The persevering with Israeli bombardment has now destroyed greater than 70 p.c of Gaza’s houses, the Authorities Media Workplace says.
• The occupied West Financial institution noticed one other night time of raids and drone attacks as at the very least 17 Palestinians had been wounded in Tulkarem and Nur Shams refugee camps.
• There’s a rising exodus of displaced Palestinians into the far southern city of Rafah, with some 100,000 fleeing there in only a few days, in line with the United Nations.
• Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stated Israel ought to management the border zone between the Gaza Strip and Egypt. Egypt has rejected the prospect of ceding this territory to Israel.
• Twenty-three Syrian fighters have been killed by air raids believed to be waged by Israeli forces, in line with the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, as hostilities construct between Israel and Iran-aligned teams within the area.
• Israel additionally traded strikes with Hezbollah. The Lebanese group claimed 4 assaults on Israeli territory over the previous day, whereas Israeli strikes killed at the very least one Hezbollah fighter.
• The Palestine Public Broadcasting Company strongly condemned Israel for reportedly hacking a neighborhood radio station and broadcasting “threatening messages” to Gaza residents already traumatised by struggle.
• In Gaza, at the very least 21,822 individuals have been killed and 56,451 injured in Israeli assaults since October 7. The revised loss of life toll from Hamas’s assault on Israel stands at 1,139.

Diplomacy:

• The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation welcomed South Africa’s choice to file a genocide case towards Israel on the Worldwide Court docket of Justice (ICJ), saying that the cost is warranted due to Israel’s “indiscriminate focusing on of the civilian inhabitants”.
• A number of genocide consultants additionally welcomed the transfer, with British struggle crimes prosecutor Geoffrey Good telling Al Jazeera it’s a “brave” step.

• Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked the administration of US President Joe Biden for its continued backing throughout the struggle, together with approval of a brand new emergency weapons sale, the second this month.
• Overseas Minister Eli Cohen instructed Israeli media that the federal government bears some accountability for failing to forestall Hamas’s assault on October 7. He referred to as for an investigation committee to be shaped to carry those that had been “negligent” accountable.
• Israel is ready to let ships ship assist to Gaza “instantly” via a proposed sea hall from Cyprus, in line with Cohen.

Industrial vessels focused within the Pink Sea:

• Yemen’s Houthi rebels waged multiple attacks on a container ship owned by world transport big Maersk, in line with the US army, prompting the agency to droop operations within the Pink Sea for 48 hours.
• Within the final alleged Houthi assault on the Maersk ship, US helicopters responded to and fired at attacking Houthi boats, sinking three of them and killing a number of crew, in line with america Central Command.
• Britain’s Overseas Secretary David Cameron stated he conveyed to Iran’s international minister that Tehran shares “shares accountability for stopping these assaults, given their longstanding assist to the Houthis”.

I spoke to @Amirabdolahian at present about Houthi assaults within the Pink Sea, which threaten harmless lives and the worldwide economic system. I made clear that Iran shares accountability for stopping these assaults given their long-standing assist to the Houthis.

— David Cameron (@David_Cameron) December 31, 2023