Israel - Hamas War -- News Updates December 30, 2023

 

Times of Israel: Israeli forces push deeper into central and southern Gaza amid airstrikes 

Palestinian residents report heavy air, artillery fire; IDF says it killed dozens of terror operatives, raided Hamas intel HQ in Khan Younis; Ground op death toll rises to 170 

Israeli tanks pushed deeper into districts in central and southern Gaza Friday overnight and Saturday under heavy air and artillery fire, pressing forward with the ground campaign in Israel’s war against Hamas terrorists. 

Fighting late on Friday and early Saturday was focused in al-Bureij, Nuseirat, and Maghazi in central Gaza, and Khan Younis in the southern part of the Strip, backed by intensive air strikes. 

A Hamas health official alleged the strikes had killed 100 Palestinians and injured 150 in the central Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours. The terror group does not differentiate in its reports between civilians and combatants.  

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Israel - Hamas War -- News Updates December 30, 2023 

 Live: Netanyahu says war with Hamas will continue ‘for many months’ -- France 24 

Israel-Hamas War Day 85: Netanyahu threatens Iran, IDF deep in Gaza -- Jerusalem Post  

Israel-Hamas war: IDF says it destroyed Hamas hideout -- DW  

Humanitarian crisis worsens in Gaza as Israel-Hamas war rages -- CNN  

Netanyahu says Gaza war on Hamas will go on for ‘many more months,’ thanks US for new weapons sales -- AP  

Netanyahu says war in Gaza will continue for months until all goals are attained -- TASS 

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says military seeks full control of Gaza-Egypt border -- ABC News Australia  

Israeli army is locked in street battles in Hamas stronghold as Tel-Aviv also launches strikes on Iran-backed Hezbollah militants in Lebanon and Syria -- Daily Mail  

Gaza death toll climbs amid fierce fighting in south -- Euronews  

Israel bombs refugee camps in central Gaza -- Politico  

Tens of thousands flee central Gaza as Israel's offensive expands -- CBS/AP 

Israeli bombing of Gaza is killing and maiming children at 'record pace' -- The Independent 

Israel-Gaza war: Displaced Gazans 'living in the open', UN says -- BBC  

Israel rejects S. Africa's genocide case, WHO warns of infectious diseases in Gaza -- France 24  

‘Blood libel’: Israel slams South Africa for filing ICJ genocide motion over Gaza war -- Times of Israel  

Netanyahu Aims for Israeli Control on Gaza -- VOA 

As Gaza death toll mounts, Israelis look in vain for any sign of victory -- The Guardian