Live Updates: 6,000 critically injured in Gaza need 'urgent treatment' abroad

Monday, January 8, 2024

04:00 GMT - The government in Gaza announced that 6,000 critically injured people urgently need to be transported out of the enclave for treatment amid a humanitarian disaster due to Israel’s blockade and ongoing attacks.

In a statement, the media office in Gaza shared details about the "catastrophic situation" that the health sector is in due to the Israeli attacks since October 7.

It said 30 hospitals in the area are out of service as more than 58,000 people have been injured due to the attacks.

03:15 GMT — Israel’s chief of general staff says attacks on Gaza to continue throughout 2024

Israel’s military chief said that the war in Gaza will likely continue throughout the year.

Army Chief of General Staff Herzi Halevi spoke about Israel’s attacks on Gaza during a visit to the occupied West Bank, according to a statement from the Israeli army. He said 2024 will be "tough.”

"We will be at war in Gaza. We will fight in Gaza all year, that's for sure,” he emphasized.

02:30 GMT - The Qassam Brigades say they killed, wounded many Israeli soldiers in central Gaza

The Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian resistance group Hamas, announced Sunday that they had killed and wounded a large number of Israeli soldiers in war zones in central parts of the blockaded Gaza.

In a statement, the group said that two Israeli Merkava tanks and a bulldozer were targeted with Yasin 105 rockets in Bureij district.

A large number of Israeli soldiers were killed and wounded in the attack, and two tunnels containing a total of seven Israeli soldiers were blown up, it said.

For our live updates from Sunday, January 7, click here.