Israel's war on Gaza — now in its 94th day — has killed at least 22,835 Palestinians and wounded 58,416, as Tel Aviv continues its bombardment across the besieged enclave.
Monday, January 8, 2024
At least 73 Palestinians have been killed and 99 injured by Israeli strikes on Gaza over the past 24 hours, the region's Health Ministry said in a statement.
06:10 GMT — Colombian president decries killing of Palestinian journalists in Gaza
Colombian President Gustavo Petro has decried the killing of journalists by Israeli bombings in Gaza.
"108 journalists have been murdered in the Gaza Strip by bombing in their homes," Petro wrote on X, following the killing of two more journalists, Hamza Wael Al Dahdouh and Mustafa Thuraya, in Israeli attacks.
The two journalists were killed on Sunday as Israeli aircraft hit a vehicle carrying press members on duty in Khan Younis.
04:00 GMT - 6,000 critically injured in Gaza need 'urgent treatment' abroad
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.
01:04 GMT — Palestinian president visits Egypt for Gaza ceasefire efforts
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has arrived in Egypt's capital to discuss Israel's war on Gaza and make efforts for a ceasefire, reports say.
Abbas paid a visit to Cairo at the invitation of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el Sisi, according to the official Palestinian news agency WAFA.
During their meeting, it is expected that "the work carried out for an immediate and permanent cessation of the genocidal war waged by Israel against the Palestinians" will be discussed, it said.
The meeting will also focus on preventing attempts to relocate the Palestinian people and stopping attacks by Israeli forces and radical Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem.
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