The Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza has seen heavy fighting as Israeli tanks surround the area. The Hamas-run local authority said about 100,000 people are still in the camp without a functioning hospital and at risk of starvation
- No aid has reached the north since the humanitarian truce ended at the start of December
- Yesterday, UN chief Antonio Guterres warned that the humanitarian system in Gaza may collapse and public order could completely break down
- His comments have been criticised by Israel Foreign Minister Eli Cohen, who called Guterres' tenure a "danger to world peace"
- Hamas attacked Israel in October, killing 1,200 people and taking 240 hostages, some of whom were released during a short-lived truce
- Hamas officials in Gaza say Israel has killed more than 16,200 people in its retaliatory campaign, including about 7,000 children.
It is another difficult day for civilians in Gaza, as Israel continues its bombardment of the Palestinian enclave. Here's a recap of what's been happening:
- Israel is attacking targets in both northern and southern Gaza
- One of the focal points is Jabalia refugee camp in the north, where Israel maintains Hamas has a stronghold
- Al Jazeera reported that one of its journalists had lost 22 family members in an Israeli attack on Jabalia camp yesterday
- Israel's military has also advanced into the heart of Khan Younis in southern Gaza, which had been sheltering hundreds of thousands who fled the fighting in the north
- No aid has reached the north since the humanitarian truce ended at the start of December
- UN chief Antonio Guterres yesterday warned that the humanitarian system in Gaza may collapse and public order could completely break down
- His comments were criticised by Israel's foreign minister, who said that Guterres' tenure was a "danger to world peace"
- MANY MORE REPORTS AT: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-middle-east-67633071
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