ISRAEL SAYS THAT A HAMAS BASE IN THE JABALIA REFUGE CAMP IS ENCIRCLED, AS THE UN WARNS OF NO SAFE ZONES ANYMORE

 Israel says it has encircled the Jabalia refugee camp, which was the largest in Gaza. The camp in the north of Gaza was being used as a Hamas base the Israelii militrary says.

1. Meanwhile, Israel continues its bombardment of the southern Gaza Strip - including the city of Khan Younis, which has been partially evacuated
2. Israel says there will be a "tactical pause" until 12:00 GMT in Rafah, on the southern border, to allow aid to enter
3. Unicef says there are "no safe zones" anywhere in Gaza, while the World Health Organization warns the situation gets "worse by the hour"

4. Israeli troops encircle Jabalia as Hamas control centre raided - army

   

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   The IDF shared this photo of rockets it says it located in the Gaza stripImage caption: The IDF shared this photo of rockets it says it located in the Gaza strip

   The Israeli army (IDF) says its forces are moving deeper into Jabalia refugee camp in the north of Gaza which it has encircled.

   The army says it's taken control of military posts from which Hamas had staged attacks. It also says it has seized a Hamas command and control centre and found "observation and control materials, weapons, and maps".

   A video shared by the IDF also shows powerful strikes hitting and heavily damaging a building, which is labelled as a "Hamas military compound".

   Further south, Israeli tanks and armoured vehicles could be seen approaching the city of Khan Yunis from the east. The IDF said the main road leading there from the north constituted a battlefield.

5. The Hamas attack on southern Israel on 7 October killed 1,200 people, with around 240 others taken hostage
6. Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry says more than 15,800 people have been killed in Israel's retaliatory campaign, including about 6,000 children.

7. Fresh sanctions hit assets of Hamas leader

   

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   France has announced it is freezing the assets of Hamas's leader Yahya Sinwar as part of a new wave of sanctions.

   According to a decree published in the Official Journal, Sinwar's funds and economic resources will be frozen six months from 5 December.

   It is not clear how much Sinwar's assets in France amount to.

   Last month, UK Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron sanctioned senior leaders of the Palestinian militant group and Hamas's financiers mirroring a series of similar moves by the United States.

8. Second stage of war going to be 'difficult' - Israel government spokesman

   

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   Government spokesperson Eylon Levy during a press briefingImage caption: Government spokesperson Eylon Levy during a press briefing

   As Israel says it has taken control of some Hamas military posts in northern Gaza, a senior government spokesman has given his thoughts on how the war is going.

   Earlier this morning, Eylon Levy told reporters at a briefing: "We're moving ahead with the second stage now. A second stage that is going to be difficult militarily."

   Israel expects difficult fighting in the new phase of its war in Gaza but is open to "constructive feedback" on reducing harm to civilians as long as the advice is consistent with its aim of destroying Hamas, Levy added.

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