- Attacks by Israel’s army on war-battered Gaza continue with at least 19 Palestinians killed so far, including infants, young children, and women.
- US President-elect Donald Trump demands that Hamas releases Israeli captives held in Gaza by the time he enters office, warning “all hell will break out” otherwise.
- Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati informs international sponsors of the Israel-Hezbollah truce deal about continued Israeli violations as Lebanon’s army deploys units to southern areas that Israeli forces pulled out from.
- Israel’s genocide in Gaza has killed at least 45,885 Palestinians and wounded 109,196 since October 7, 2023. At least 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the Hamas-led attacks that day and more than 200 taken captive.
- Trump threat: ‘All this carnage in Gaza, what else is he going to do?Sami al-Arian, director of the Center for Islam and Global Affairs at Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University, says President-elect Trump’s threat of “all hell breaking loose” in the Middle East if Hamas doesn’t immediately release the Israeli captives “doesn’t mean much”.“Trump is being true to himself with his imperialist mind. He thinks whenever he says something people will bow and say ‘OK sir’,” al-Arian told Al Jazeera. “All this carnage and massive casualties in Gaza, what else is he going to do?”He blamed the Israeli government for thwarting a Gaza ceasefire with Hamas over the past eight months.“The Qataris, the Egyptians, the Americans know fully well who has been obstructing and blocking. Every time they reach an agreement, [Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu comes back and asks for new conditions … His fascist cabinet members are dictating for him what to do,” said al-Arian.
- Nurse trapped in north Gaza hospital describes Israeli strikesHakima Rawi-Tambura, a nurse trapped in northern Gaza’s Indonesian Hospital, says she and her colleagues must endure Israeli attacks on a daily basis.“Every day we are subjected to direct shelling from the occupation’s artillery and quadcopters targeting the hospital walls and its surroundings,” Rawi-Tambura told Al Jazeera.“Yesterday a colleague of ours was a victim of a head injury in the hospital. Thank God it was a mild injury – she does not need surgical intervention.”The nurse said she’s currently stuck in the hospital with 20 people including eight patients, two of whom are elderly men suffering from chronic disease.“They need blood pressure and diabetes treatments. These medicines are not available in the hospital. We also have a small child and her mother who are both injured.”Meanwhile, food and water are scarce, Rawi-Tambura said.“Unfortunately so far no one has been able to provide aid because of the difficulty of the situation outside the hospital and the difficulty of coordinating with the relevant parties. The situation in the hospital is very dire.”
- Israelis protest to demand captive deal, end of Gaza war
- Demonstrators hold images of Israeli captives held in Gaza during a protest in front of the Likud party headquarters in Tel Aviv [Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters]
- They call for an end to the war and a captive-release deal [Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters]
- An estimated 90 Israelis are still believed to be alive in Gaza [Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters]
- Israeli military kills 19 Palestinians in Gaza since dawnIsraeli attacks throughout the Gaza Strip have killed at least 19 Palestinians since dawn. Here’s a breakdown of deadly strikes as reported by medical sources:
- Ten people killed, all from the same family, in the Bureij refugee camp in central GazaFive killed in the Zeitoun neighbourhood in northern Gaza CityThree people from a family killed in Deir el-Balah, central GazaOne killed in Sheikh Radwan district in Gaza City
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