This is an entry from: Israel-Palestine live: Deadly Israeli attacks across Gaza as West Bank raids continue
Morning recap
31 December 2023 09:40 GMT
Good morning readers,
Today marks the 86th day of the war on Gaza, with the death toll surpassing 21,600.
Palestinians in the besieged enclave woke up to Israeli attacks in Rafah, Khan Younis in southern Gaza as well as in central Gaza.
Here are some of the key updates:
- At least 64 people have been killed and 186 wounded in Israeli attacks on homes in central Gaza in the last 24 hours, Al Jazeera reported
- Israeli forces killed one Palestinian in Rafah by live fire
- Israeli raids continued in the occupied West Bank and in east Jerusalem. According to Al Jazeera, Israeli forces entered Silwan, located outside of Jerusalem’s Old City, and ransacked a number of homes.
- Israeli forces also raided the Aqbat Jaber refugee camp, southwest of Jericho, and the al Fawaar refugee camp in southern Hebron. Israeli forces blocked off the entrance to the Nur Shams refugee camp in Tulkarem and surrounded the Thabet Thabet Hospital as well as the Zakat Hospital.