On Thursday, Israeli tanks penetrated a village located in the center Gaza Strip. This came after many days of unrelenting bombing, which resulted in the displacement of tens of thousands of Palestinian people who had previously been forced to evacuate with their family.

A journalist from Palestine shared photographs of Israeli tanks near a mosque in a densely populated region of Bureij. The armored force appeared to have moved from orchards located on the eastern boundaries of the Palestinian territory.

Israeli troops struck the region around a hospital in the center of Khan Younis, the most crucial city in Gaza’s southern region. Residents of Khan Younis were concerned about a fresh ground push into territory that was already congested with people who had been forced to flee their homes as a result of the 12-week conflict between Israel and Hamas.

As a result of Israel’s most recent lethal bombing, twenty Palestinians were murdered, and fifty-five others were injured in Rafah, a large town located close to the southern border with Egypt, according to Ashraf Al-Qidra, a spokesman for the Gaza health ministry. As far as local medics and locals are concerned, their bombed building was sheltering citizens who had been previously relocated.

According to a video obtained by Reuters, rescue workers were seen quickly searching through the debris to locate and rescue casualties, who included a newborn and many children. They then rushed the patients to the Kuwaiti Hospital, which was located close, amid crowds of people who were disoriented and crying.

Palestinian health officials said yesterday that 210 Palestinians had been proven to have been killed in Israeli attacks over the last twenty-four hours. This brings the total number of Palestinians who have been murdered in the conflict to 21,320, which is approximately one percent of Gaza’s population. A further tens of thousands of people were thought to have been buried or lost among the wreckage.

Throughout the conflict, the Israeli military has expressed sadness for the deaths of civilians. Yet, it has also accused Hamas of operating in densely populated areas and using people as human shields, which is an allegation that Hamas has denied.

Since shortly before Christmas, Israel has significantly increased the intensity of its ground attack in Gaza, even though the United States, Israel’s closest friend, has publicly pleaded with Israel to reduce the intensity of the campaign in the last weeks of the year.

It began the war to destroy the militant Islamist Hamas movement that is in control of Gaza. This came about when fighters carried out a cross-border operation on October 7, during which they killed around 1,200 people and took approximately 240 captives.

A representative for the Israeli government stated on Thursday that out of the captives, 110 were released during a brief ceasefire that took place at the end of November, and another 23 have been ruled dead in absentia pending further investigation.

The primary concentration of the battle is currently in the central districts south of the marshes that divide the short coastal strip. Israeli troops have issued orders for people to evacuate these areas over the previous few days as their tanks have been getting closer.

On Thursday, tens of thousands of people leaving the densely populated districts of Nusseirat, Bureij, and Maghazi were moving south or west toward the already overrun city of Deir al-Balah along the Mediterranean coast. They were pouring into camps of temporary tents that had been quickly constructed.

In a post on social media, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), which is the primary United Nations organization working in Gaza, stated that “over 150,000 people – young children, women carrying babies, people with disabilities, and the elderly – have nowhere to go.”

On Thursday morning, the eastern half of Bureij was a theater of fierce action, with Israeli tanks thrusting in from the north and east, according to civilians and militants. The violence escalated throughout the morning.

Omar, who is sixty years old, stated that he had been compelled to relocate with at least 35 family members. “That moment has come; I wish it would never happen, but it seems displacement is a must,” he claimed. Because he feared being punished, he chose not to reveal his surname.

Yamen Hamad, who has been residing at a school in Deir al-Balah ever since he fled from the north, stated that the people who had just been displaced from Bureij and Nusseirat were erecting tents wherever there was open land.

FIGHTING NEAR THE HOSPITAL IN KHAN YOUNIS Khan Younis, which is where Israeli troops pushed this month after a truce broke down on December 1, also came under intense shelling on Thursday morning from jets and tanks near the al-Amal hospital, which is located west of Israeli lines.

Ten Palestinians were killed, and twelve others were injured in a single bombing that took place at the hospital, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent, which operates the hospital and has its headquarters in the vicinity. This was the third attack that targeted the area around the hospital in less than an hour.

The residents of the area expressed their belief that Israeli soldiers were attempting to incite a new exodus in preparation for a subsequent ground attack.

A short distance away, at Nasser Hospital, which is the primary medical facility in Khan Younis and the largest hospital in Gaza that is still operational, women and children screamed as medical personnel carried in the injured and deceased.

A little child was lying motionless on a cot as medical personnel attempted to bring him back to life. One of the doctors stated, “No,” indicating that the child had passed away.

During the ground assault, Israel announced the deaths of three more of its soldiers, bringing the total number of soldiers killed to 169. Some of the most significant casualties of the conflict have occurred during the previous week.

Nearly all of Gaza’s 2.3 million citizens have been forced to leave their homes at least once, and many of them have been forced to leave their houses many times. Even now, there are just a few operational hospitals.

According to the Palestinian health ministry, the Israeli military issued a statement on Thursday expressing its “regret” for the harm caused to uninvolved civilians as a result of an air attack that occurred on December 24 at the Maghazi refugee camp. The strike resulted in the deaths of seventy individuals.

A preliminary investigation revealed that more structures in the vicinity were also bombed, “which likely caused unintended harm to additional uninvolved civilians,” according to the statement. Two targets were struck by airplanes that were located next to the location where Hamas terrorists were operating. It further stated: “The IDF… is acting to draw conclusions and learn lessons from this event.”

The Palestinian Ministry of Health condemned the incident as a slaughter that took place in a residential plaza that was packed with people.

This month, Vice President Joe Biden of the United States issued a warning that “indiscriminate bombing” in Gaza might put Israel’s allies’ support for the country in jeopardy. Israel should cease its full-scale combat assault and instead focus on a targeted effort against Hamas leaders, according to statements made by the United States government.

Egypt, which has been acting as a mediator and hosted the head of Hamas last week, stated that it had presented a proposal to halt the killing, which included a three-stage plan for a ceasefire, but that it had not yet heard the reactions from the warring sides.

While Palestinians grieved the deaths of more than one hundred persons who were murdered overnight in Israeli bombings, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised to continue the war against Hamas terrorists on Monday. Gaza health authorities said that Israeli airstrikes were responsible for the deaths.

In the eleven-week-long conflict between Israel and Hamas, Netanyahu paid a visit to Israeli forces stationed in the northern Gaza Strip. This visit occurred just a few hours after one of the worst nights in the besieged zone.

Israel has been under pressure from its closest ally, the United States, to move operations in Gaza to a lower-intensity phase and limit civilian fatalities as a form of retaliation against Hamas for their deadly cross-border raid that occurred on October 7.

Netanyahu warned MPs from his Likud party that the conflict was not even close to ending. He also disputed what he referred to as media rumors that his administration might call a halt to the battle. He predicted that Israel would not be able to successfully liberate its other prisoners if it did not initially apply military pressure.

No, we are not going to quit. “The war will continue until the end, until we finish it, no less,” Netanyahu declared during his visit to Gaza. He has ignored appeals from the international community for a truce.

At a burial in Gaza, a line of Palestinian mourners caressed the white shrouds that were placed over the remains of at least seventy people. According to Palestinian health authorities, an airstrike that hit Maghazi in the middle of the strip killed these people.

According to Ibrahim Youssef, a man, his wife, and four children, including a newborn who was only four months old, were buried under the debris of the house in Maghazi, where they were residing.

He questioned, “What exactly did they do wrong?” “Were there resistance fighters here?”

There was a continuation of the strikes that started a few hours before midnight on Monday. Israel has reportedly increased its air and ground bombardment in the center of Gaza, according to Palestinian media.

Ashraf Al-Qidra, a spokeswoman for the Ministry of Health, stated that a significant number of people being murdered in Maghazi were females and children. As a result of Israeli planes and tanks striking homes and highways in the neighboring towns of al-Bureij and al-Nusseirat, eight additional people lost their lives, according to health officials.

An Israeli attack on Khan Younis, which is located in southern Gaza, resulted in the deaths of 23 Palestinians, raising the total number of Palestinians who died overnight to more than 100.

In a Christmas speech, Pope Francis referred to children who are dying as the “little Jesuses of today.” He stated that Israeli attacks were resulting in an “appalling harvest” of innocent people. This statement was made about the conflict in Gaza.

The Israeli army stated that it was evaluating the report of an event that occurred in Maghazi and that it was dedicated to minimizing the amount of harm that was caused to civilians. Israel asserts that Hamas operates in regions with a high population density and employs people as human shields; Hamas, however, disputes these allegations.

CELEBRATIONS IN BETHLEHEM HAVE BEEN CANCELLED

Bethlehem, a city in the West Bank controlled by Israel and where Christian tradition asserts that Jesus was born in a stable two thousand years ago, had its celebrations called off by the clergy of the Christian faith.

Palestinian Christians held a Christmas vigil in Bethlehem, including hymns and prayers for peace in Gaza. The vigil was lit with candles.

There was no vast tree, often the focal point of Bethlehem’s Thanksgiving and Christmas celebrations. The placement of nativity figurines in churches amidst the debris and barbed wire present was a show of sympathy for the people of Gaza.

Hamas and Islamic Jihad, two smaller terrorist organizations that are both dedicated to the destruction of Israel, are believed to be holding more than one hundred hostages in Gaza. These groups are said to have abducted 240 prisoners during their rampage through Israeli cities on October 7, during which they managed to murder 1,200 people.

Since then, Israel has thrown away a significant portion of the thin strip. The authorities in Gaza, which Hamas runs, have reported that there have been about 20,700 deaths in Gaza, including 250 deaths in the past twenty-four hours.

The great majority of Gaza’s population, which is estimated to be more than 2.3 million people, has been forced to flee their homes, and the United Nations has stated that the humanitarian situation is grave.

The Israeli military said on Monday that two of its troops had passed away in the previous day, increasing the total number of soldiers who had been killed since the beginning of combat operations on October 20 to 158.

Three different security sources have independently reported that an Israeli bombing that took place on Monday outside of Damascus, the capital of Syria, resulted in the death of a top adviser in Iran’s Revolutionary Guards.

According to the people who spoke with Reuters, the adviser, who goes by the name Sayyed Razi Mousavi, was in charge of managing the military alliance between Syria and Iran, which provides support to Hamas in Gaza.

According to a statement that was broadcast on Iranian official television, the Revolutionary Guards of Iran declared that Israel “will pay for this crime.”

Israel’s military chief of staff announced on Saturday that his troops had mainly secured operational control in the northern part of Gaza and that they would push their operations as far as they could in the southern part of the territory.

However, locals claim that the violence has only become more intense in the northern areas.

There has been very little public progress made as a result of diplomatic efforts led by Egypt and Qatar to negotiate a fresh ceasefire to liberate the remaining hostages who are being held in Gaza.

An Egyptian proposal to transfer authority in the Gaza Strip in exchange for a lasting truce was offered during discussions in Cairo. According to two Egyptian security officials who spoke to Reuters on Monday, Hamas and the affiliated Islamic Jihad have expressed their refusal to accept the idea.

The terrorist organizations have stated that they are not prepared to negotiate any release of captives unless Israel ceases its assault in Gaza. On the other hand, the Israelis have stated that they are only willing to discuss a halt to the continuing combat.

According to the United States Treasury Department, the United States and Britain slapped an additional round of penalties on individuals on Wednesday. These restrictions were placed on individuals in Turkey and other countries who have connections to the Palestinian Hamas militant group.

The Treasury Department issued a statement stating that the penalties will be directed at eight people who assist in managing Hamas’ funds and advance the organization’s goals and interests overseas.

“Hamas continues to rely heavily on networks of well-placed officials and affiliates, exploiting seemingly permissive jurisdictions to direct fundraising campaigns for the group’s benefit and funneling those illicit proceeds to support its military activities in Gaza,” said Brian Nelson, undersecretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence. According to Nelson, Hamas continues to rely heavily on these networks.

Treasury stated that some of the Hamas leaders that were targeted were headquartered in Turkey. Among those officials was Haroun Mansour Yaqoub Nasser Al-Din, considered one of the most critical financial operatives for the group in Turkey.

According to the report, Haroun Nasser Al-Din was a participant in a network that coordinated the flow of funds from Turkey and Gaza to the Hamas command center in the city of Hebron in the West Bank. This network also assisted in providing financial support to Hamas actions that caused more unrest in the West Bank.

At the end of November, Nelson made a trip to Oman and Turkey to contribute to the United States’ attempts to prevent Hamas and other organizations from being able to procure and transfer cash.

The Palestinian terrorist organization was subjected to the fourth wave of sanctions by the United States in response to its murderous incursion into Israel on October 7. Israel claims that the invasion resulted in the deaths of 1,200 Palestinians. The following military reprisal by Israel has resulted in the deaths of 18,000 individuals in Gaza, according to the local health professionals.

In synchronized moves on Wednesday, the British foreign office said that it had sanctioned seven additional individuals connected to Hamas. These individuals included Mahmoud Zahar, the co-founder of Hamas, as well as Ali Baraka, the chief of external relations for Hamas, who the United States also sanctioned.

A leader of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad organization and players in the financial network that supports Hamas are some of the targets of the sanctions imposed by the United Kingdom. These penalties also target persons in Lebanon and Algeria.

Hamas can’t advance in Gaza. The sanctions that were imposed on Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad today will continue to cut off their access to finance and even more isolate them, according to the statement made by the British Foreign Secretary, David Cameron.

That was the second wave of sanctions that Britain has imposed against Hamas since the bombings on October 7.

In the United States and the United Kingdom, the sanctions act to prevent any transactions involving the individuals who are the subject of the sanctions, as well as any property and interests in property owned by the designated individuals.

In a statement to Reuters, Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri stated that the penalties were unwarranted, and Hamas later stated that the sanctions were based on incorrect charges.

“We call on the American administration and the British government once again to review their aggressive policies towards our Palestinian people,” the Hamas organization stated in a statement.

Eli Cohen, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Israel, expressed his satisfaction with the most recent sanctions and urged other nations to take similar actions, stating that “only a persistent and uncompromising struggle will lead to the collapse of the Hamas government.”

Other individuals who the United States has mentioned include Jihad Muhammad Shaker Yaghmour, who is the official representative of Hamas to Turkey, and Ismail Musa Ahmad Barhum, who assisted in the collection of funds from worldwide fundraisers into accounts belonging to the Hamas finance ministry, according to the Treasury Department.

Mehmet Kaya, who is also located in Turkey, was the focus of the penalties because he participated in several money transfers on behalf of Hamas. According to the statement, as a result of his engagement, Hamas received “tens of millions of dollars’ worth of financial services.”