Israel-Hamas war: List of key events, day 57 | Gaza News

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Israel’s renewed assaults kill dozens of Palestinians in Gaza amid mediating efforts led by Qatar to re-establish the truce.

Right here’s what’s to know in regards to the state of affairs on Saturday, December 2, 2023:

The combating

Greater than 180 Palestinians have been killed and about 600 injured within the first day of Israel’s renewed attacks on Gaza, in accordance with the well being ministry in Gaza.

The armed wings of Palestinian teams Hamas and Islamic Jihad mentioned they fired barrages of rockets and mortars in direction of varied Israeli cities and settlements from Gaza.

Gaza is the “most harmful place on the earth to be a baby” Catherine Russell, the top of UNICEF mentioned in a presentation to the United Nations Safety Council.

The US-based Committee to Shield Journalists mentioned 61 reporters have been killed for the reason that begin of the struggle in Gaza – 54 Palestinians, 4 Israelis and three Lebanese.

Preventing throughout the Israel-Lebanon border resumed after the collapse of a week-long truce, with no less than three folks additionally killed in southern Lebanon by Israeli fireplace.

Diplomacy

Qatar, which has performed a central mediating function in truce efforts, mentioned talks are nonetheless persevering with with Israelis and Palestinians to revive the truce, however the renewed bombardment of Gaza has difficult issues.

United States defence secretary Lloyd Austin mentioned Washington is working diplomatically to revive the truce with Israel, Egypt and Qatar, whereas blaming Hamas for failing to satisfy circumstances on hostages and for an assault in Jerusalem.

Hamas has accused the US of giving a inexperienced mild for the Israeli “struggle of genocide and ethnic cleaning”.

UN Secretary-Basic Antonio Guterres mentioned he “deeply regrets” that army operations have began once more in Gaza.

UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths renewed requires a truce, saying Palestinians within the enclave have nowhere secure to go and “little or no to outlive on”.

Different developments

The Palestinian Crimson Crescent mentioned Israeli forces stopped all deliveries of aid into Gaza via the Rafah border crossing with Egypt.

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus mentioned support deliveries should resume on the similar frequency and scope that was allowed throughout the Israel-Hamas truce, though “rather more than that’s wanted”.

Israel has knowledgeable a number of Arab states that it desires to carve out a buffer zone on the Palestinian facet of Gaza’s border to stop future assaults as a part of proposals for the enclave after the struggle ends, Egyptian and regional sources informed Reuters.

The US has supplied Israel with giant bunker-buster bombs, amongst tens of hundreds of different weapons and artillery shells, to assist dislodge Hamas from Gaza, US officers informed the Wall Road Journal.

Israel’s consul common to the US’s southeast accused a protester who set themselves on fireplace exterior the nation’s consulate in Atlanta, Georgia, of appearing out of hatred for Israel.