Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said Saturday the war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip would continue "until we achieve all its aims", moments after announcing Israel was pulling its negotiators out of Qatar after a deadlock in talks there to secure a renewed pause in the Israel-Hamas war, as Israeli forces carried out deadly bombardments in southern Gaza for a second day after the expiration of a week-long ceasefire. According to the Hamas-run health ministry, more than 15,200 people have died in Gaza since the war began. Follow our live blog for the latest developments. Read our live blog to see how all the day's events unfolded.
Summary
- Israel resumed its deadly offensive against Hamas in Gaza on Friday, accusing the militant group of violating the seven-day truce just before its expiration.
- Since the ceasefire ended, at least 193 Palestinians have been killed, many of them women and children, and hundreds have been wounded, Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry said.
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Deputy Hamas chief Saleh Al-Arouri told the pan-Arab Al Jazeera TV on Saturday there would be no more prisoner exchanges until there was a ceasefire in Gaza, adding the hostages still held by Hamas were Israeli soldiers and civilian men who had previously served in the Israeli army. He said they would not be freed unless there was a ceasefire and all Palestinian detainees were also released
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Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said Saturday the war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip would continue "until we achieve all its aims", including returning all Israeli hostages and eliminating the Islamist movement.
- Israel said it has struck more than 400 Hamas targets.
- 137 hostages are still being held in Gaza, Israel said, after 110 were released during the ceasefire when they were swapped for 240 Palestinians who were imprisoned by Israel.
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Prime Minister Binyamin netanyahu's office said Saturday Israel was pulling its Mossad negotiators out of Qatar, which is mediating efforts to secure a renewed pause in the Israel-Hamas war, "following the impasse in the negotiations".
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Palestinian human rights groups refused to meet the International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan on Saturday, accusing him of favouring Israeli accusations of rights abuses over longstanding Palestinian charges.
- The White House said it believes Israel will allow humanitarian aid trucks to enter Gaza again, but that the number of deliveries will likely be reduced to dozens per day.
- Hamas attacked southern Israeli communities on October 7, killing 1,200 people and taking about 240 hostages, according to the Israeli government. Since then, more than 15,200 people, including about 6,000 children, have been killed in Israel's ensuing assault on the Gaza Strip, the territory's Hamas-run health ministry said.
Key developments on Friday, December 1:
- The UN decried the resumption of fighting in Gaza, saying “those in power have decided that the killing of children would recommence”.
- Five Israeli hostages held in Gaza have been killed, the Israeli army confirmed.
- Three people were killed by Israeli shelling in southern Lebanon, its state news agency reported. The Iran-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, a Hamas ally, later said one of its fighters was among those killed.
- Hamas said three journalists were killed in Israeli air strikes on Gaza, bringing the total death toll of journalists in the Israel-Hamas war to 73.
For more, read yesterday’s blog here.
Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, the largest in the enclave, receives data from every hospital in the strip. Hospital administrators say they keep records of every wounded person occupying a bed and every body arriving at a morgue. The ministry also collects from other sources including the Palestinian Red Crescent.
The health ministry does not report how Palestinians were killed, whether from Israeli airstrikes and artillery barrages or errant Palestinian rocket fire. It describes all casualties as victims of “Israeli aggression”. The ministry also does not distinguish between civilians and combatants.
Throughout four wars and numerous skirmishes between Israel and Hamas, UN agencies have cited the Hamas-run health ministry’s death tolls in regular reports. The International Committee of the Red Cross and Palestinian Red Crescent also use the numbers.
In the aftermath of war, the UN humanitarian office has published final death tolls based on its own research into medical records. The UN's counts have largely been consistent with the Gaza health ministry’s, with small discrepancies.
For more on the Gaza health ministry’s tolls, click here.
(FRANCE 24 with AP)
(FRANCE 24 with AP, AFP and Reuters)
