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| Israeli strikes kill at least 12 Palestinians in Gaza on New Year’s Day | Israeli strikes kill at least 12 Palestinians in Gaza on New Year’s Day |
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| Officials say most of the victims were women and children as Israel’s war against Hamas continues into the new year | Officials say most of the victims were women and children as Israel’s war against Hamas continues into the new year |
| Israeli strikes killed at least 12 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on New Year’s Day, mostly women and children, officials said, as the nearly 15-month war ground on into the new year. | Israeli strikes killed at least 12 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on New Year’s Day, mostly women and children, officials said, as the nearly 15-month war ground on into the new year. |
| One strike hit a home in the Jabaliya area of northern Gaza, the most isolated and heavily destroyed part of the territory, where Israel has waged a major operation since early October. Gaza’s health ministry said seven people had been killed, including a woman and four children, and at least a dozen had been wounded. | One strike hit a home in the Jabaliya area of northern Gaza, the most isolated and heavily destroyed part of the territory, where Israel has waged a major operation since early October. Gaza’s health ministry said seven people had been killed, including a woman and four children, and at least a dozen had been wounded. |
| Another strike overnight in the Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza killed a woman and a child, according to the al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital, which received the bodies. | Another strike overnight in the Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza killed a woman and a child, according to the al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital, which received the bodies. |
| “Are you celebrating? Enjoy as we die. For a year and a half, we have been dying,” said a man carrying the body of a child amid the flashing lights of emergency vehicles. | “Are you celebrating? Enjoy as we die. For a year and a half, we have been dying,” said a man carrying the body of a child amid the flashing lights of emergency vehicles. |
| Israel’s military said militants had fired rockets from the Bureij area overnight and that it had responded with a strike targeting a militant. | Israel’s military said militants had fired rockets from the Bureij area overnight and that it had responded with a strike targeting a militant. |
| A third strike in the southern city of Khan Younis killed three people, according to the Nasser and European hospitals, which received the bodies. | A third strike in the southern city of Khan Younis killed three people, according to the Nasser and European hospitals, which received the bodies. |
| The war began when Hamas-led militants attacked southern Israel on 7 October 2023, killing about 1,200 people and abducting about 250. About 100 hostages are still held in Gaza, although at least a third are believed to be dead. | The war began when Hamas-led militants attacked southern Israel on 7 October 2023, killing about 1,200 people and abducting about 250. About 100 hostages are still held in Gaza, although at least a third are believed to be dead. |
| Israel’s air and ground offensive has killed more than 45,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza’s health ministry. | Israel’s air and ground offensive has killed more than 45,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza’s health ministry. |
| The war has caused widespread destruction and displaced about 90% of Gaza’s population of 2.3 million people, many of them more than once. | The war has caused widespread destruction and displaced about 90% of Gaza’s population of 2.3 million people, many of them more than once. |
| Hundreds of thousands of people live in tents on the coast as winter brings frequent rainstorms and temperatures drop below 10C (50F) at night. At least six infants and another person have died of hypothermia, according to the health ministry. | Hundreds of thousands of people live in tents on the coast as winter brings frequent rainstorms and temperatures drop below 10C (50F) at night. At least six infants and another person have died of hypothermia, according to the health ministry. |
| Many displaced Palestinians in central Gaza rely on charity kitchens as their sole source of food as a result of aid restrictions and skyrocketing prices. AP footage showed a long queue of children waiting for rice, the only item served at the kitchen in Deir al-Balah on Wednesday. | Many displaced Palestinians in central Gaza rely on charity kitchens as their sole source of food as a result of aid restrictions and skyrocketing prices. AP footage showed a long queue of children waiting for rice, the only item served at the kitchen in Deir al-Balah on Wednesday. |
| “Some of those kitchens close because they don’t receive aid, and others distribute small amounts of food and it’s not enough,” said Umm Adham Shaheen, who is displaced from Gaza City. | “Some of those kitchens close because they don’t receive aid, and others distribute small amounts of food and it’s not enough,” said Umm Adham Shaheen, who is displaced from Gaza City. |
| Israel’s previous defence minister, Yoav Gallant, fired nearly two months ago amid disagreements with prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, resigned on Wednesday from parliament, citing a proposed law that would uphold controversial exemptions from the military draft for ultra-Orthodox men. | Israel’s previous defence minister, Yoav Gallant, fired nearly two months ago amid disagreements with prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, resigned on Wednesday from parliament, citing a proposed law that would uphold controversial exemptions from the military draft for ultra-Orthodox men. |
| Gallant called the proposed law “contrary to the needs of the military and to the security of the state. I cannot be a part of that”. | |
| Military service is compulsory for most Jews. Exemptions for ultra-Orthodox men to pursue studies have generated widespread resentment among the broader public. | Military service is compulsory for most Jews. Exemptions for ultra-Orthodox men to pursue studies have generated widespread resentment among the broader public. |
| Gallant’s surprise firing in November sparked protests across Israel. He and Netanyahu were at odds over the war, with Gallant pushing for a diplomatic deal that would bring back the hostages, while Netanyahu wanted more military pressure on Hamas. Netanyahu replaced Gallant with Katz, a longtime loyalist. | Gallant’s surprise firing in November sparked protests across Israel. He and Netanyahu were at odds over the war, with Gallant pushing for a diplomatic deal that would bring back the hostages, while Netanyahu wanted more military pressure on Hamas. Netanyahu replaced Gallant with Katz, a longtime loyalist. |
| In Wednesday’s address, Gallant said he would remain a member of Netanyahu’s Likud party. | In Wednesday’s address, Gallant said he would remain a member of Netanyahu’s Likud party. |
| Meanwhile, the Palestinian Authority on Wednesday suspended the work of Al Jazeera in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, accusing it of broadcasting incitement and misleading reports. | Meanwhile, the Palestinian Authority on Wednesday suspended the work of Al Jazeera in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, accusing it of broadcasting incitement and misleading reports. |
| Israel had already ordered Al Jazeera to close in the West Bank, but the order had not been strictly enforced. Al Jazeera and other outlets have been covering the Palestinian Authority’s crackdown in Jenin, where PA forces have clashed with local Palestinian militants in recent weeks, sparking one of the worst armed confrontations between Palestinians in years. | Israel had already ordered Al Jazeera to close in the West Bank, but the order had not been strictly enforced. Al Jazeera and other outlets have been covering the Palestinian Authority’s crackdown in Jenin, where PA forces have clashed with local Palestinian militants in recent weeks, sparking one of the worst armed confrontations between Palestinians in years. |