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At least 50 people were killed by Israeli airstrikes across Gaza Thursday, according to the Hamas-run health ministry. Meanwhile, thousands of desperate civilians surrounded a relief convoy in northern Gaza, seeking food amid an acute hunger crisis. Hezbollah said it launched more attacks on northern Israel on Thursday, as tension grows between Israel and Lebanon over the Iran-backed paramilitary group’s clashes with Israeli troops. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to travel to Israel next week to discuss next steps for the war, an Israeli official told CNN. Israel’s military chief has said the war against Hamas is far from ending, despite diplomatic efforts. Here’s how to help humanitarian efforts in Israel and Gaza. 5:01 a.m. GMT, December 29, 2023 4:11 a.m. GMT, December 29, 2023 Israeli military "failed in its mission" to rescue 3 hostages who were accidentally killed, new report says From CNN's Michael Rios Israel’s military “failed in its mission” to rescue three hostages mistakenly killed by its troops in Gaza earlier this month, its chief of the general staff said Thursday, as the military published the findings of its investigation. The findings concluded that Israeli command ranks had information that hostages were present in the area, and “even took actions to prevent strikes on locations suspected of having hostages,” the report read. But the investigation also concluded the Israeli forces in the field had “insufficient awareness” of the possibility that hostages would approach them or that the troops would encounter hostages in operations not specifically aimed at freeing them. Yotam Haim, Alon Shimriz and Samer Talalka were kidnapped by Hamas militants during their attack on Israel on October 7. The three men were killed during an IDF operation around the Gaza City neighborhood of Shejaiya on December 15. That day, according to the findings, an Israeli soldier fired toward three hostages “identified as threats,” killing two of them. The third hostage fled, and the battalion commander gave an order to hold fire to identify the third person. After the commander heard someone screaming “help” in Hebrew, he called on the person to come toward the soldiers; the hostage emerged from a building and moved toward the troops, the report said. Two soldiers didn’t hear the commander’s orders to hold fire “due to noise from a nearby tank” and fatally shot the third hostage, according to the investigation. The probe also concluded that the “hostages were walking shirtless, and one of them was waving a white flag, standing at a point with limited visibility relative to the position of the soldier that fired the shot.” In the days before the killing of the three hostages, the report said Israeli soldiers heard cries for help in Hebrew coming from a building while Israeli soldiers fought Hamas gunmen. The soldiers thought it was an attempt to trap them, the report said. A camera mounted on a military dog during the fight also captured the voices of the hostages crying for help. That same day, a note reading “Help” in Hebrew was found at the exit of a tunnel, the report claims, which Israeli soldiers interpreted as an attempt by Hamas to lure them. On December 14, Israeli drone footage identified signs reading “SOS” and “Help, 3 hostages” on a building 200 meters from where the three hostages were killed the next day, the report says. The report claims that the Israeli military suspected this was a trap after blue barrels were spotted nearby that it said are commonly found in rigged areas. Halevi concluded the killing of the hostages shouldn’t have happened and didn’t match the risk of the situation. 1:20 a.m. GMT, December 29, 2023 Desperation grows in Gaza as thousands of civilians surround aid convoy for food. Catch up on the latest From CNN staff Thousands of desperate civilians in the Gaza Strip surrounded a relief aid convoy at a United Nations center in the Al-Zeitoun neighborhood of northern Gaza, as seen in CNN video footage on Thursday. The aid convoy consisted of two trucks distributing aid just outside a center of the United Nations Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA), where people were seen climbing over them in desperation to get relief aid. Earlier this week, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) expressed “deep concerns” over the rapidly worsening food security situation in the Gaza Strip, saying approximately 2.2 million residents are facing acute hunger. Here are the latest developments: Israeli strikes: Twenty-one people were killed, and dozens injured after an apparent Israeli airstrike hit a residential building in Rafah, a director at the hospital receiving the bodies told CNN over the phone on Thursday. A medical source at Al-Kuwaiti Hospital said that 12 children and four women were among the dead. In another apparent Israeli airstrike, 16 people were killed east of Khan Younis in Gaza on Thursday, two medical sources treating civilians told CNN. Deadliest year for children in West Bank: More than 80 children have been killed in the last 12 weeks in the occupied West Bank, amidst intensified military activities, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). That number is “more than double the number of children killed in all of 2022, amid increased military and law enforcement operations. More than 576 have been injured and others have reportedly been detained.” UNICEF said in a report issued Thursday. Hundreds leave Gaza through Rafah crossing: Fifteen US citizens were among 748 foreign nationals who left the Gaza Strip for Egypt via the Rafah crossing on Thursday, according to an Egyptian official. Heading in the opposite direction, 103 trucks entered Gaza through Rafah Thursday, including 80 aid trucks — four of which carried cooking gas — and 23 trucks carrying commercial goods, the official said. Israeli-American hostage killed on October 7: Judi Weinstein, an Israeli-American who was abducted by Hamas, was killed on October 7, a kibbutz in southern Israel has announced Thursday. Weinstein’s death in Hamas custody means there are no remaining female Americans held by Hamas. Now, six Americans — all men — are believed to still be in captivity. Camp for displaced people in Khan Younis: The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said it is working with the Egyptian Red Crescent to establish the “first organized camp” for displaced people in Khan Younis, Gaza, where tens of thousands of Palestinians are crowded in makeshift camps. Hezbollah launches more attacks on northern Israel: Shelling along the Lebanon-Israel border continued Thursday, as Lebanese officials spent the day in meetings with foreign counterparts from France and Britain about the growing conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, the powerful Iran-backed paramilitary group. The Israel Defense Forces told CNN that approximately 20 launches were detected on Thursday that were aimed at Kiryat Shmona. Sanctions imposed on those facilitating Iranian funds to Houthi forces: The US Treasury Department on Thursday imposed sanctions on one individual and three entities “responsible for facilitating the flow of Iranian financial assistance to Houthi forces and their destabilizing activities.” The new sanctions were imposed in the wake of a series of Houthi attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. Action in the Red Sea: A US Navy destroyer in the Red Sea shot down a drone and an anti-ship ballistic missile launched from Yemen, US Central Command said Thursday, marking the 22nd time the Houthis have targeted international shipping since mid-October. The USS Mason, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer intercepted the launches on Thursday evening from the Houthis, an Iranian proxy in Yemen. There was no damage or reported injuries to any of the 18 ships operating in the area of the southern Red Sea, Central Command said on social media. 11:07 p.m. GMT, December 28, 2023 16 Palestinians killed in strikes located east of Khan Younis in Gaza, medical sources say From CNN’s Kareem Khadder and Eyad Kourdi Sixteen Palestinians were killed east of Khan Younis in Gaza Thursday evening in an apparent Israeli airstrike, two medical sources treating civilians tell CNN. In the town of Al-Fukhari, eight civilians — mostly children — were killed after an apparent Israeli airstrike hit a residential building that was housing internally displaced persons, a medical source at the European Hospital in Gaza told CNN by phone. In the Al-Maghazi camp area in central Gaza, an Israeli airstrike killed another eight people, according to a medical source at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital who spoke to CNN Thursday. CNN has reached out to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) for comment on the apparent airstrike and was unable to get an immediate response. 12:52 a.m. GMT, December 29, 2023 21 killed in attack on Rafah, hospital director says From CNN’s Kareem Khadder and Eyad Kourdi Twenty-one people were killed and dozens of others were injured after an apparent Israeli airstrike hit a residential building in Rafah, a director at the hospital receiving bodies told CNN over the phone Thursday. Another medical source at Al-Kuwaiti Hospital said that 12 children and four women were among those killed. CNN obtained a video filmed Thursday evening near the entrance of Al-Kuwaiti Hospital, capturing chaotic scenes as doctors hurried to treat injured people. An ambulance is seen arriving at the hospital gate where people receive first aid. Additionally, the video shows two deceased individuals covered in blankets. CNN has reached out to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) for comment and was unable to get an immediate response on claims it struck a residential building in Rafah, which killed civilians. 9:42 p.m. GMT, December 28, 2023 Palestine Red Crescent Society plans to establish “first organized camp” for displaced people in Khan Younis From CNN's Michael Rios The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said it is working with the Egyptian Red Crescent to establish the “first organized camp” for displaced people in Khan Younis, Gaza, where tens of thousands of Palestinians are crowded in makeshift camps. The first phase of the new camp will include 300 tents and will accommodate displaced families from “medical, ambulance, and relief teams” at PRCS, the group said. It will also provide water, sanitation services, lunch, nutrition, energy and fuel supplies, PRCS added. In the final stages, the group aims to expand the camp to 1,000 tents, providing shelter for “hundreds” of displaced families in southern Gaza. PRCS did not specify when the camp would open. CNN has reached out to the group for details. 10:50 p.m. GMT, December 28, 2023 Israel-Lebanon tensions grow as Hezbollah launches more attacks on northern Israel From Charbel Mallo, Tamar Michaelis and Maija Ehlinger Shelling along the Lebanon-Israel border continued Thursday, as Lebanese officials spent the day in meetings with foreign counterparts from France and Britain about the growing conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, the powerful Iran-backed paramilitary group. Hezbollah claimed it carried out simultaneous attacks around 4 p.m. local time (9 a.m. ET) — targeting multiple “barracks” across northern Israel. The Israel Defense Forces told CNN that approximately 20 launches were detected on Thursday that were aimed at Kiryat Shmona, a northern Israeli municipality that has been the target of Hezbollah strikes over the last several days. The municipality claimed two anti-tank missiles were fired at the town earlier in the day. Hezbollah made six direct missile hits on Kiryat Shmona on Wednesday. Diplomatic efforts: Lebanon’s Prime Minister Najib Mikati met with British Foreign Secretary David Cameron in Beirut on Thursday and also spoke with French Foreign and European Affairs Minister Catherine Colonna on a call to discuss the growing clashes in southern Lebanon and northern Israel. Mikati called for “maximum pressure to stop the Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon” during his meeting with Cameron, according to a social media post from the Lebanese government. Cameron said in a post on X that an “escalation of the conflict in Gaza to Lebanon, the Red Sea or across the wider region, would add to the extremely high level of danger and insecurity in the world.” The fighting is among various incidents involving Iran and its proxies that have raised global concerns that Israel’s war in Gaza could widen into a greater regional conflict. Peacekeeper wounded: As the threat of greater violence between Hezbollah and Israel rises, evidence of the growing tensions on the ground in Lebanon is appearing. The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNFIL) on Thursday called on Lebanese authorities to investigate after an attack on a patrol unit. The UN peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon says the attack “by a group of young men” in the southern city of Taybeh left a peacekeeper wounded and a vehicle damaged, according to an X account run by UNIFIL. 8:06 p.m. GMT, December 28, 2023 Desperate civilians in Gaza climb over trucks and surround relief convoy for food, video shows From journalist Khader Al Za'anoun and CNN’s Abeer Salman and Eyad Kourdi Thousands of desperate civilians in the Gaza Strip surrounded a relief aid convoy at a UN center in the Al-Zeitoun neighborhood of northern Gaza, as seen in CNN video footage on Thursday. The aid convoy consisted of two trucks distributing aid just outside a center of the United Nations Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA), where people were seen climbing over them in desperation to get relief aid. An elderly man named Abu Hassan told CNN that he came to get some flour, which he has had no access to for the last month, subsisting instead on just “bits of rice”. Earlier this week, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) expressed “deep concerns” over the rapidly worsening food security situation in the Gaza Strip saying approximately 2.2 million residents are facing acute hunger. 7:37 p.m. GMT, December 28, 2023 Israeli-American hostage abducted by Hamas was killed on October 7, kibbutz says From Tamir Michaelis, Arlette Saenz and Kevin Liptak Judi Weinstein, an Israeli-American who was abducted by Hamas, was killed on October 7, a kibbutz in southern Israel has announced Thursday. Weinstein, who was 70 years old, is dead and her body is still held by Hamas, Kibbutz Nir Oz said. Weinstein held Israeli, US and Canadian citizenship. It was known that she had been injured while being taken hostage on October 7. Her husband Gad Haggai, who was 73 years old, was pronounced dead on December 22, and his body is also still held by Hamas, according to the kibbutz. Weinstein’s death in Hamas custody means there are no remaining female Americans held by Hamas. Now, six Americans — all men — are believed to still be in captivity. In total, four American women have been released. It was initially believed Judi could be part of the hostage deal for Hamas to free at least 50 women and children that was struck last month. While two Americans were released under the agreement, Judi was not. In a statement, US President Joe Biden said he and first lady Jill Biden are “devastated” to hear the news. Haggai and Weinstein’s family “have been living through hell for weeks. No family should have to endure such an ordeal. And I reaffirm the pledge we have made to all the families of those still held hostage: we will not stop working to bring them home,” the statement said. 5:37 p.m. GMT, December 28, 2023 31 were killed Wednesday near hospital in southern Gaza, medical group says From CNN’s Kareem Khadder, Ibrahim Dahman, and Eyad Kourdi A total of 31 Palestinians were killed and 25 others injured in Israeli shelling in the vicinity of the Al-Amal hospital in southern Gaza on Wednesday, the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said. This is in addition to the casualties caused by Israeli strikes on Thursday close to that hospital, where 10 people had been killed and 21 were injured. The toll from Wednesday raises the number of fatalities due to Israeli strikes in the vicinity of the hospital over the past two days to 41. The hospital is in Khan Younis, which has seen several weeks of heavy fighting and air strikes. “Among the casualties are individuals present in front of the hospital and displaced persons seeking shelter” the PRCS said. CNN has reached out to the Israeli military for comment on the nature of targets in the area of the hospital. 4:02 p.m. GMT, December 28, 2023 15 US citizens among hundreds of foreign nationals who left the Gaza Strip on Thursday From CNN’s Eyad Kourdi Fifteen US citizens were among 748 foreign nationals who left the Gaza Strip for Egypt via the Rafah crossing on Thursday, according to an Egyptian official. Heading in the opposite direction, 103 trucks entered Gaza through Rafah today, including 80 aid trucks — four of which carried cooking gas — and 23 trucks carrying commercial goods, the official said. The number of trucks crossing was marginally higher than on Wednesday, and in line with the daily average. Before the conflict, the United Nations reported an average daily delivery of 455 trucks carrying commercial goods to Gaza. Remember: Rafah is the only Gazan border crossing that isn’t controlled by Israel, which has kept its crossings largely shut since Hamas’ October 7 attacks and the ensuing Israeli offensive in Gaza. Rafah has therefore emerged as a crucial location where evacuees get out of Gaza and desperately needed humanitarian supplies get into the enclave. 3:25 p.m. GMT, December 28, 2023 92 trucks carrying humanitarian aid and commercial goods entered Gaza on Wednesday, Egyptian official says From CNN’s Eyad Kourdi Ninety-two trucks loaded with humanitarian aid and commercial goods entered Gaza through the Rafah crossing on Wednesday, according to an Egyptian official. The convoy included 80 trucks of aid, four trucks carrying cooking gas, and 12 trucks carrying commercial goods. Additionally, a total of 264 foreigners departed from the Gaza Strip on Wednesday. The number of trucks entering Gaza on Wednesday is in line with the daily average observed over the previous week. UN agencies and aid organizations have said that the number is insufficient to meet basic needs in Gaza. Before the conflict, the United Nations reported an average daily delivery of 455 trucks carrying commercial goods to Gaza. 3:10 p.m. GMT, December 28, 2023 This has been the deadliest year for children in occupied West Bank, UNICEF report says From CNN’s Kareem Khadder and Eyad Kourdi More than 80 children have been killed in the last 12 weeks in the occupied West Bank, amidst intensified military activities, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). That number is “more than double the number of children killed in all of 2022, amid increased military and law enforcement operations. More than 576 have been injured and others have reportedly been detained.” UNICEF said in a report issued Thursday. Since the beginning of the year, the violence has claimed the lives of 124 Palestinian children and six Israeli children, UNICEF added. 3:55 p.m. GMT, December 28, 2023 Israel warns of worsening Hezbollah situation at Lebanese border. Here’s what you need to know From CNN staff Israeli War Cabinet member Benny Gantz warned if Lebanon’s government is unable to “push Hezbollah away from the border,” the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) will take matters into its own hands. His comments come amid continued cross-border skirmishes between the IDF and Hezbollah, the militant group that dominates southern Lebanon, which have been near-constant since Hamas launched its October 7 attack on Israel. Three people died overnight in southern Lebanon during an Israeli airstrike, Lebanese media reported; the IDF said it was responding to fire after sirens sounded in a kibbutz near the border. Gantz said the situation on the border demands change, as fears are rising of a widened Middle East war. Here are the latest developments. Hezbollah threat: Time is running out to reach a diplomatic solution to the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, Gantz said at a press briefing Wednesday, with seemingly no end in sight to the tit-for-tat exchanges between Israel and the Iran-backed militant group in the south of Lebanon since October. Gantz warned if Lebanon could not constrain Hezbollah, “the IDF will do so.” Hezbollah said one of its fighters had been killed in an overnight Israeli air strike – the latest in a series of skirmishes. Gaza evacuations: The IDF warned residents across several parts of central Gaza to leave urgently while its military campaign against Hamas continues. It instructed people in 15 identified blocks south of Wadi Gaza – including the Al-Bureij refugee camp – to move to shelters. It is not clear how many residents will be aware of the IDF’s “urgent instructions,” issued in a message in Arabic on X, due to the lack of communications and internet access in Gaza. The warning came as the Hamas-run health ministry in the enclave reported at least 50 people had been killed Thursday in Israeli air strikes. Meanwhile, the number of injured rose from 12 to 21. West Bank incursion: A Palestinian man, named Hazem Al Qattawi, was shot by Israeli soldiers during an overnight incursion in the city of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said Thursday. Four others were injured in the incursion, according to the Palestine Red Crescent Society. Responding to a CNN request for comment, the IDF said it had returned fire after “assailants” shot at Israeli forces. The Israel-Hamas war has increasingly spilled over into the West Bank, where more than 300 Palestinians have been killed since October 7, according to the ministry. Delicate diplomacy: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to travel to Israel and neighboring countries in the Middle East next week to discuss the next steps in the Israel-Hamas war, an Israeli official told CNN. CNN has reached out to the US State Department for comment. The reports of the visit came as Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and King Abdullah II of Jordan said they oppose any efforts to displace Palestinians following a meeting in Cairo Wednesday. Meanwhile, the Israeli prime minister’s office quoted Benjamin Netanyahu as saying that talks are ongoing on getting the remaining Israeli hostages in Gaza returned home. UN resolution: A resolution passed last week by the United Nations Security Council calling for increased aid to Gaza is not yet yielding results, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Wednesday. The resolution, approved last Friday, called for humanitarian pauses between Israel and Hamas, as well as increased aid to Gaza – but it was “yet to have an impact” in the war-torn strip, Tedros said. Growing Gaza death toll: The number of people killed in Gaza since Israeli military operations began on October 7 has risen to 21,320, with an additional 55,603 people injured, according to a statement published by Hamas-run Ministry of Health in Gaza Thursday. Ministry spokesperson Dr. Ashraf Al-Qudra added that 210 people had died and 360 people were injured in the past 24 hours. CNN is unable to independently confirm the figures provided by the Gaza ministry, due to restricted access to the region and the difficulty in verifying accurate numbers amidst the ongoing conflict. 1:44 p.m. GMT, December 28, 2023 IDF acknowledges "unintended harm" to civilians due to air strikes in central Gaza on December 24 From CNN's Tim Lister The Israel Defense Forces has acknowledged that there was what it calls “unintended harm” to civilians as a result of air strikes in central Gaza on December 24. The strikes were against targets in the Al-Maghazi refugee camp. About 70 people were killed in the strikes, according to the Hamas-controlled Health Ministry. The IDF said the strikes would be further investigated by the General Staff’s Fact Finding and Assessment Mechanism. It said the IDF regretted the harm caused to uninvolved civilians and is acting to draw conclusions and learn lessons from this event. 3:24 p.m. GMT, December 28, 2023 Palestinian group says at least 25 detained by IDF in occupied West Bank From CNN’s Abeer Salman, Sophie Jeong, and Eyad Kourdi At least 25 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, including former prisoners, were arrested by Israeli forces on Wednesday evening and Thursday morning according to a statement published by the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society. The arrests spanned several districts, including Ramallah, Hebron, Jericho, Tulkarm, Nablus, Jenin, Tubas, and Qalqilya. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Thursday said on X, formerly Twitter, that it had launched a significant security operation in the West Bank aimed at dismantling “Hamas funding networks.” It said the operation resulted in the arrest of 21 individuals alleged to have financial ties to Hamas. 11:37 a.m. GMT, December 28, 2023 Israeli politicians react angrily to remarks by Turkey's Erdogan comparing Netanyahu to Hitler From CNN's Benjamin Brown in London and Tamar Michaelis in Jerusalem Relations between Israel and Turkey have sunk to a new low after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan likened Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. According to the state news agency Anadolu, Erdogan said during a speech in Turkey’s capital Ankara that there was “no difference” between the actions of the two men. Netanyahu responded on X, formerly Twitter, saying Erdogan, “who is committing genocide against the Kurds and who holds the world record for imprisoning journalists who oppose his regime, is the last person who can preach morality to us.” A member of Israel’s war cabinet, Benny Gantz, on Wednesday, wrote on X that Erdogan’s remarks were “blatant distortions of reality and a desecration of the Holocaust’s memory.” Israeli President Isaac Herzog, who made a state visit to Turkey in 2022, said that “in human history, there was no event like the terrible Holocaust,” and Erdogan’s “words deeply hurt the soul of every Jew, regardless of who he is, and the memory of the millions of Jews who perished in the Holocaust.” The Anti-Defamation League (ADL), which monitors antisemitism, said “once again, Turkish President Erdogan uses false Nazi analogies to criticize the Israeli government as he did in 2014, 2018 and 2019, while again failing to condemn Hamas and the Oct. 7 attack.” Some background: Turkey’s diplomatic and economic ties to Israel stretch back to 1949. Through the decades, economic ties have continued despite major ups and downs in diplomatic relations. After a decade of hostility, Turkey and Israel restored diplomatic relations last year. 11:15 a.m. GMT, December 28, 2023 IDF warns people in parts of central Gaza to leave immediately From CNN's Ibrahim Dahman The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has warned residents in many parts of central Gaza that they must urgently leave while its operations against Hamas continue. The IDF issued a message in Arabic on X, formerly Twitter, instructing people in 15 identified blocks south of Wadi Gaza to move to shelters. The areas include the Al-Bureij refugee camp. The lack of communications and internet access in Gaza, which have been degraded by Israeli air strikes, make it difficult to assess how many residents would be aware of what the IDF calls “urgent instructions.” The IDF posting said people in the identified blocks “must immediately move to the shelters in Deir al-Balah. A temporary tactical local suspension of military activities will be imposed for humanitarian purposes in the southern neighbourhood of Deir al-Balah from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm for provisions purposes.” It instructed people not to move along the central axis — the Salah Al-Din road — because of fighting in the southern city of Khan Younis. 10:39 a.m. GMT, December 28, 2023 Israeli forces kill man in occupied West Bank, Palestinian Health Ministry says From CNN’s Abeer Salman in Jerusalem A Palestinian man was killed overnight in the city of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank following an Israeli incursion, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said Thursday. The victim, named as Hazem Al Qattawi, was shot by Israeli soldiers, the ministry said. Four other Palestinians were injured in the incursion, according to the Palestine Red Crescent Society. In response to a CNN request for comment, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it had responded with live fire after “assailants” shot at Israeli forces. Judea and Samaria are the Biblical names for what is now the occupied West Bank. The Israel-Hamas war in Gaza has increasingly spilled over into the West Bank with settler attacks and clashes killing more than 300 Palestinians since October 7, according to the ministry. 10:27 a.m. GMT, December 28, 2023 At least 50 people killed in air strikes in Gaza Thursday, says Hamas-run health ministry From CNN's Ibrahim Dahman, Abeer Salman and Tim Lister Israeli air strikes on Thursday have killed at least 50 people across Gaza, according to the Hamas-controlled Ministry of Health in the enclave. Ministry spokesman Ashraf Al-Qudra said that the air strikes – which struck Beit Lahia in the north of the Strip, Khan Younis in the south and Al-Maghazi in the center – had also injured dozens, and that the number of casualties was likely to increase. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said 10 people had been killed and 12 injured in strikes near Al-Amal Hospital in Khan Younis, with three strikes targeting the vicinity within an hour. The PRCS published video and images of several civilian casualties, including children, being brought to the hospital. CNN has asked the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) for a response on the targets being struck in the area around Al-Amal hospital. 2:20 p.m. GMT, December 28, 2023 Israel warns that if Lebanon doesn't push Hezbollah back from border, the IDF will do it From CNN's Tamar Michaelis and Michael Rios The situation on Israel’s northern border with Lebanon demands change, Israeli War Cabinet member Benny Gantz said at a press briefing Wednesday, warning that time is running out to reach a diplomatic solution to the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. Gantz’s comments came after Lebanese national news agency reported three people had died overnight in southern Lebanon during an Israeli airstrike. Hezbollah social media said one of its fighters was killed in the attack. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it had targeted sources of fire coming from Lebanon after sirens sounded in kibbutz Rosh HaNikra, on the Mediterranean Sea in northwestern Israel. Some background: While war has raged most fiercely in Gaza, there have been near-constant skirmishes between Israel and Hezbollah, the militant group that dominates southern Lebanon, since Hamas’ attack on October 7. Hezbollah, an Iran-backed Islamist movement with one of the most powerful paramilitary forces in the Middle East, has its main base on the Israel-Lebanon border. It shares Hamas’ ultimate goal of destroying the Jewish state. While the crossfire between Israel and Lebanon has mostly been contained to the border area, the United States rebuked Israel earlier in December for a series of attacks on the US-backed Lebanese army in the north, prompting alarm in the Biden administration and raising fears of a wider regional conflict. 6:29 a.m. GMT, December 28, 2023 Death toll rises as Israeli military targets southern Gaza. Here's what you need to know From CNN staff Nearly 200 Palestinians were killed and more than 300 others injured following Israeli military strikes in Gaza over the past 24 hours, the Hamas-controlled health ministry in the strip said Wednesday. At least 20 people were killed following airstrikes by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) near Al-Amal Hospital in Khan Younis on Wednesday, the health ministry said. The death toll across Gaza now stands at 21,110 since October 7, according to the ministry. CNN is unable to independently confirm the figures. The rising toll comes after Israeli military chief Herzi Halevi said Tuesday that the war against Hamas “will continue for many more months” and that the IDF is concentrating its efforts “in the southern Gaza Strip — Khan Younis, the central camps, and further.” That signal, following similar recent comments from Israeli leaders, has alarmed the international community. Here’s the latest: French concerns: In a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, French President Emmanuel Macron expressed his “deepest concern” at the “very heavy civilian toll and the absolute humanitarian emergency facing the civilian population of Gaza.” Macron also stressed “the need to work towards a lasting ceasefire, with the help of all regional and international partners,” an Elysée Palace readout said. US diplomacy: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to travel to Israel and make additional stops in the Middle East next week to discuss the next steps in the Israel-Hamas war, an Israeli official told CNN. His expected trip comes after senior Biden administration officials and a close confidant of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met Tuesday regarding the next phase of the war. CNN has reached out to the US State Department for comment. Regional talks: Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and King Abdullah II of Jordan said they oppose any efforts to displace Palestinians following a meeting in Cairo Wednesday. The leaders also called for an urgent ceasefire to allow in critically needed humanitarian aid, according to a statement from Egypt’s presidency. Aid hurdles: A resolution passed by the UN Security Council last week that called for increased aid to Gaza has “yet to have an impact,” World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Wednesday. The IDF has claimed there are “logistical limitations” to getting aid into Gaza, and urged “the international community to find additional solutions,” as global bodies warn of the spiraling humanitarian crisis. Children stripped: An edited video circulating on social media appears to show Palestinian men and at least two children detained and stripped by the IDF in a stadium in northern Gaza. Clips in the video show what appear to be two young boys in one frame, stripped down to their underwear, walking and holding both their hands up as the IDF directs them. CNN has reached out to the IDF for comment. Cross-border fire: The situation on Israel’s northern border with Lebanon demands change, Israeli War Cabinet member Benny Gantz said at a briefing Wednesday. He warned that time is running out to reach a diplomatic solution as fighting continues between Israel and Hezbollah in the area. It comes as fears are rising of a widened Middle East war. Iranian claim: Hamas on Wednesday denied a claim by an elite wing of Iran’s military that its October 7 attack on Israel was carried out in revenge for the assassination of a top Iranian commander nearly four years ago. Iranian officials have previously denied any direct involvement in the attack on Israel, saying that despite Tehran’s financial backing and support for Hamas and other proxy groups in the region, it does not direct any of their actions. 5:52 a.m. GMT, December 28, 2023 UN Security Council resolution on aid "yet to have an impact" in Gaza, WHO chief says From CNN's Michael Rios A resolution passed by the United Nations Security Council last week that called for increased aid to Gaza has “yet to have an impact,” World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Wednesday. The UN resolution approved last Friday calls for humanitarian pauses between Israel and Hamas, increased aid to Gaza and the creation of conditions that will allow for a sustainable end to fighting, ending days of closed-door negotiations. But it was yet to become reality in the war-torn strip, Tedros said. “UN Security Council members must urgently turn their recent resolution — to create pauses in hostilities and humanitarian corridors — into reality in Gaza. Actions, not words, are what Gaza’s people need today,” Tedros said in a post on X, formerly Twitter. WHO warnings: Tedros’ remarks come after WHO teams carried out “high-risk” missions to deliver supplies to two hospitals in Gaza. In the north, UN teams brought medical items and fuel to the Al-Shifa Hospital, where a reported 50,000 people are seeking shelter, to keep essential health services running at the hospital, WHO said. Teams in the south visited Al-Amal hospital, where WHO staff said they found it impossible to walk inside “without stepping over patients and those seeking refuge.” While transiting through Gaza, teams also witnessed “tens of thousands of people fleeing heavy strikes in the Khan Younis and Middle Area — on foot, riding on donkeys or in cars.” WHO representative Rik Peeperkorn said the agency was concerned the new displacement of people would strain medical facilities in the south even further. “This forced mass movement of people will also lead to more overcrowding, increased risk of infectious diseases and make it even harder to deliver humanitarian aid,” Peeperkorn said. Tedros echoed his concerns. 2:24 a.m. GMT, December 28, 2023 Hamas denies Iranian claim that October 7 attack was revenge for commander's assassination From CNN's Hamdi Alkhshali Palestinian militant group Hamas on Wednesday denied a claim by an elite wing of Iran’s military that its October 7 attack on Israel was carried out in revenge for the assassination of a top Iranian commander nearly four years ago. Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) spokesperson Ramadan Sharif on Wednesday claimed the Hamas attack against Israel was a response to the 2020 killing of Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani in a US airstrike, Iranian state news agency IRNA reported. Hamas’ October 7 attack saw militants rampage through parts of southern Israel on a murder and kidnapping spree that killed more than 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and saw about 240 people taken hostage, including women, elderly, and children. Iranian officials have previously denied any direct involvement in the attack, saying that despite Tehran’s financial backing and support for Hamas and other proxy groups in the region, it does not direct any of their actions. Some context: The IRGC spokesperson’s claim Wednesday comes after IRNA reported that another Iranian commander, Seyyed Razi Mousavi, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Syria on Monday. The Israeli military declined to comment on the report when asked by CNN. Sharif on Wednesday echoed threats from Iranian officials of revenge against Israel. Iran will respond appropriately to the “Israeli regime for the assassination of a senior military adviser in Syria,” and will take revenge for “the terrorist attack in different times and places,” he said, according to IRNA. 6:02 a.m. GMT, December 28, 2023 French president expresses "deepest concern" to Netanyahu on civilian death toll in Gaza From CNN’s Martin Goillandeau In a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, French President Emmanuel Macron expressed his “deepest concern” at the “very heavy civilian toll and the absolute humanitarian emergency facing the civilian population of Gaza.” According to an Elysée Palace readout of the Wednesday call, Macron told Netanyahu of “Israel’s imperative to protect civilians” and “the urgency of delivering the necessary aid to the people of Gaza,” per the French Presidency. Macron also stressed “the need to work towards a lasting ceasefire, with the help of all regional and international partners,” the palace said. France will be working with Jordan “in the coming days” to carry out humanitarian operations in Gaza, Macron said. The French president also told Netanyahu that the release of all hostages in the strip, including three French nationals, was a priority for France. Netanyahu updated him on “Israel’s effort to bring about the release of the hostages” and asked Macron to “continue working for their release,” according to the Israeli government’s readout of the call. The French statement also called a two-state solution “the only viable solution to ensure Israel’s long-term security and meet the legitimate aspirations of the Palestinians.” Macron reaffirmed France’s commitment to Israel’s security and “recalled the steps taken within the framework of the European Union to establish sanctions against Hamas, as well as the measures taken with international partners against terrorist groups threatening peace and stability in the region.” 6:35 a.m. GMT, December 28, 2023 Blinken expected to travel to Israel next week, Israeli official says From CNN's Kaitlan Collins US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to travel to Israel and make additional stops in the Middle East next week to discuss the next steps in the Israel-Hamas war, an Israeli official told CNN. CNN has reached out to the US State Department for comment. Some background: Blinken’s expected trip comes after senior Biden administration officials and a close confidant of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met regarding the next phase of the Israel-Hamas conflict on Tuesday evening. Ron Dermer, a member of Israel’s war cabinet and a former ambassador to the United States, departed the White House after more than four hours following a meeting with Blinken and National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan. A White House official told CNN the discussions included: The transition to a different phase of the war to maximize focus on high-value Hamas targets. Steps to improve the humanitarian situation and minimize harm to civilians. Securing the release of the remaining hostages. Planning for post-conflict Gaza. CNN’s Priscilla Alvarez contributed reporting to this post. 12:54 a.m. GMT, December 28, 2023 Video appears to show at least 2 children stripped and detained by IDF in Gaza From CNN's Abeer Salman, Ibrahim Dahman and Mitch McCluskey An edited video circulating on social media appears to show Palestinian men and at least two children detained and stripped by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in a stadium in northern Gaza. Clips in the video show what appear to be two young boys in one frame, stripped down to their underwear, walking and holding both their hands up as the IDF directs them in the stadium. In another clip, two figures who appear to be the same young boys stripped of their clothing are seen with their hands above their heads, as they are lined up in single file lines with other males who appear to be teens and adults. CNN is unable to verify when the video was shot. A CNN geolocation of the video shows it was filmed in Yarmouk Stadium in Gaza City, where NGO Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor has said it received reports of detentions. CNN reached out to the IDF late Tuesday night for comment on the video and the children detained but has not yet heard back. Hundreds of Palestinian men and boys have been detained by Israeli forces in recent weeks. In the past, the IDF has said it has stripped detainees to ensure they were not carrying explosives. Throughout the video, men can be seen stripped down to their underwear. In some clips, the detainees are sitting on the floor with their hands tied to their backs, some blindfolded, and standing in single file lines as soldiers overlook and inspect them. Clips of the video also show women and other children detained. In one shot, three fully clothed women are seen blindfolded with their hands tied behind their backs as they sit on the grass in front of a soccer goal in the stadium. An Israeli flag is seen hanging on the soccer goal. Read more about the video. 3:20 a.m. GMT, December 28, 2023 Leaders of Egypt and Jordan say they reject any efforts to displace Palestinians From CNN's Ibrahim Dahman and Eyad Kourdi Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and King Abdullah II of Jordan said they oppose any efforts to displace Palestinians following a meeting in Cairo Wednesday. The leaders convened at Al-Ittihadiya Palace to discuss the situation in Gaza, according to a statement from Egypt’s presidency, which added they also called for an urgent ceasefire to allow in critically needed humanitarian aid. They also called for a “fair and comprehensive solution” to the conflict, which they said should include the creation of an independent Palestinian state along the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital, the statement said. The meeting came just days after Egypt floated a new peace plan, which was rejected by Hamas and Islamic Jihad, according to Reuters, citing Egyptian security sources. In November, Egypt and Qatar played a pivotal role in establishing a temporary ceasefire deal that led to the release of Israeli hostages previously held by Hamas and Islamic Jihad in Gaza. 1:27 a.m. GMT, December 28, 2023 At least 20 killed near hospital in Khan Younis as Israeli forces focus efforts in southern Gaza From CNN’s Eyad Kourdi, Ibrahim Dahmin and Pauline Lockwood Dozens of people were killed following Israeli strikes near Al-Amal Hospital in Khan Younis on Wednesday, the Palestine Red Crescent Society said. At least 20 people were killed in the airstrikes, the Hamas-controlled Ministry of Health in Gaza reported. CNN has requested comment from the IDF. Over the past 24 hours, 195 people were killed and 325 others were injured, the ministry reported, adding that 21,110 Palestinians have been killed across Gaza since October 7. CNN is unable to independently confirm the figures provided by the Gaza ministry due to restricted access to the region and the difficulty in verifying accurate numbers amid the ongoing conflict. The reports come after IDF chief Herzi Halevi said Tuesday the war against Hamas “will continue for many more months,” and the Israeli military is concentrating its efforts “in the southern Gaza Strip – Khan Younis, the central camps, and further.” 3:18 a.m. GMT, December 28, 2023 IDF tells international community to "find additional solutions" to distribute aid in Gaza From CNN's Pauline Lockwood The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has claimed there are “logistical limitations” to getting aid into Gaza, and has urged “the international community to find additional solutions,” as global bodies warn of the spiraling humanitarian crisis in the region. World Health Organization officials visited several hospitals across Gaza on Monday, detailing “harrowing accounts” of suffering shared by health workers and patients as the conflict widens. Food and health crises have also engulfed the enclave, with humanitarian workers struggling to get enough resources to displaced Gazans. Hagari reiterated in his video statement that “defeating Hamas is the only option,” after Israeli officials warned the war will continue for several months. “We will continue our important mission, to defeat Hamas, and rescue our hostages. We are committed to freeing our hostage from Hamas and freeing Gaza from Hamas, for a better future for the region,” Hagari said. Tensions between Israel and UN: The IDF spokesperson’s comments come after Israel announced that it will stop automatically granting visas to United Nations workers, adding that the country will instead process applications on a case-by-case basis. Characterizing the announcement as “an update on the deeply problematic involvement of the United Nations in this conflict,” Israeli government spokesperson Eylon Levy noted that the UN had failed to condemn Hamas for hijacking aid and for waging war out of hospitals. 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December 28, 2023 Israel-Hamas war




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12:01 AM EST, Fri December 29, 2023










Terminally ill mom of Israeli hostage pleads with Biden in letter

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What we covered here






The Israeli military has urged more residents to evacuate parts of central Gaza as it presses on with its offensive against Hamas. At least 50 people were killed by Israeli airstrikes across Gaza Thursday, according to the Hamas-run health ministry.





Meanwhile, thousands of desperate civilians surrounded a relief convoy in northern Gaza, seeking food amid an acute hunger crisis.





Hezbollah said it launched more attacks on northern Israel on Thursday, as tension grows between Israel and Lebanon over the Iran-backed paramilitary group’s clashes with Israeli troops.





US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to travel to Israel next week to discuss next steps for the war, an Israeli official told CNN. Israel’s military chief has said the war against Hamas is far from ending, despite diplomatic efforts. 





Here’s how to help humanitarian efforts in Israel and Gaza.




















5:01 a.m. GMT, December 29, 2023

















4:11 a.m. GMT, December 29, 2023
Israeli military "failed in its mission" to rescue 3 hostages who were accidentally killed, new report says  

From CNN's Michael Rios 




Israel’s military “failed in its mission” to rescue three hostages mistakenly killed by its troops in Gaza earlier this month, its chief of the general staff said Thursday, as the military published the findings of its investigation.



The findings concluded that Israeli command ranks had information that hostages were present in the area, and “even took actions to prevent strikes on locations suspected of having hostages,” the report read. 



But the investigation also concluded the Israeli forces in the field had “insufficient awareness” of the possibility that hostages would approach them or that the troops would encounter hostages in operations not specifically aimed at freeing them.



Yotam Haim, Alon Shimriz and Samer Talalka were kidnapped by Hamas militants during their attack on Israel on October 7. The three men were killed during an IDF operation around the Gaza City neighborhood of Shejaiya on December 15.



That day, according to the findings, an Israeli soldier fired toward three hostages “identified as threats,” killing two of them. The third hostage fled, and the battalion commander gave an order to hold fire to identify the third person.



After the commander heard someone screaming “help” in Hebrew, he called on the person to come toward the soldiers; the hostage emerged from a building and moved toward the troops, the report said. Two soldiers didn’t hear the commander’s orders to hold fire “due to noise from a nearby tank” and fatally shot the third hostage, according to the investigation. 



The probe also concluded that the “hostages were walking shirtless, and one of them was waving a white flag, standing at a point with limited visibility relative to the position of the soldier that fired the shot.” 





In the days before the killing of the three hostages, the report said Israeli soldiers heard cries for help in Hebrew coming from a building while Israeli soldiers fought Hamas gunmen. The soldiers thought it was an attempt to trap them, the report said.



A camera mounted on a military dog during the fight also captured the voices of the hostages crying for help. That same day, a note reading “Help” in Hebrew was found at the exit of a tunnel, the report claims, which Israeli soldiers interpreted as an attempt by Hamas to lure them.  



On December 14, Israeli drone footage identified signs reading “SOS” and “Help, 3 hostages” on a building 200 meters from where the three hostages were killed the next day, the report says.



The report claims that the Israeli military suspected this was a trap after blue barrels were spotted nearby that it said are commonly found in rigged areas. 



Halevi concluded the killing of the hostages shouldn’t have happened and didn’t match the risk of the situation.
















1:20 a.m. GMT, December 29, 2023
Desperation grows in Gaza as thousands of civilians surround aid convoy for food. Catch up on the latest

From CNN staff









Thousands of desperate civilians in the Gaza Strip surrounded a relief aid convoy at a United Nations center in the Al-Zeitoun neighborhood of northern Gaza, as seen in CNN video footage on Thursday.



The aid convoy consisted of two trucks distributing aid just outside a center of the United Nations Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA), where people were seen climbing over them in desperation to get relief aid.



Earlier this week, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) expressed “deep concerns” over the rapidly worsening food security situation in the Gaza Strip, saying approximately 2.2 million residents are facing acute hunger.



Here are the latest developments:







Israeli strikes: Twenty-one people were killed, and dozens injured after an apparent Israeli airstrike hit a residential building in Rafah, a director at the hospital receiving the bodies told CNN over the phone on Thursday. A medical source at Al-Kuwaiti Hospital said that 12 children and four women were among the dead. In another apparent Israeli airstrike, 16 people were killed east of Khan Younis in Gaza on Thursday, two medical sources treating civilians told CNN. 





Deadliest year for children in West Bank: More than 80 children have been killed in the last 12 weeks in the occupied West Bank, amidst intensified military activities, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). That number is “more than double the number of children killed in all of 2022, amid increased military and law enforcement operations. More than 576 have been injured and others have reportedly been detained.” UNICEF said in a report issued Thursday.












Hundreds leave Gaza through Rafah crossing: Fifteen US citizens were among 748 foreign nationals who left the Gaza Strip for Egypt via the Rafah crossing on Thursday, according to an Egyptian official. Heading in the opposite direction, 103 trucks entered Gaza through Rafah Thursday, including 80 aid trucks — four of which carried cooking gas — and 23 trucks carrying commercial goods, the official said.





Israeli-American hostage killed on October 7: Judi Weinstein, an Israeli-American who was abducted by Hamas, was killed on October 7, a kibbutz in southern Israel has announced Thursday. Weinstein’s death in Hamas custody means there are no remaining female Americans held by Hamas. Now, six Americans — all men — are believed to still be in captivity.





Camp for displaced people in Khan Younis: The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said it is working with the Egyptian Red Crescent to establish the “first organized camp” for displaced people in Khan Younis, Gaza, where tens of thousands of Palestinians are crowded in makeshift camps. 





Hezbollah launches more attacks on northern Israel: Shelling along the Lebanon-Israel border continued Thursday, as Lebanese officials spent the day in meetings with foreign counterparts from France and Britain about the growing conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, the powerful Iran-backed paramilitary group. The Israel Defense Forces told CNN that approximately 20 launches were detected on Thursday that were aimed at Kiryat Shmona.





Sanctions imposed on those facilitating Iranian funds to Houthi forces: The US Treasury Department on Thursday imposed sanctions on one individual and three entities “responsible for facilitating the flow of Iranian financial assistance to Houthi forces and their destabilizing activities.” The new sanctions were imposed in the wake of a series of Houthi attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.





Action in the Red Sea: A US Navy destroyer in the Red Sea shot down a drone and an anti-ship ballistic missile launched from Yemen, US Central Command said Thursday, marking the 22nd time the Houthis have targeted international shipping since mid-October. The USS Mason, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer intercepted the launches on Thursday evening from the Houthis, an Iranian proxy in Yemen. There was no damage or reported injuries to any of the 18 ships operating in the area of the southern Red Sea, Central Command said on social media. 

















11:07 p.m. GMT, December 28, 2023
16 Palestinians killed in strikes located east of Khan Younis in Gaza, medical sources say

From CNN’s Kareem Khadder and Eyad Kourdi




Sixteen Palestinians were killed east of Khan Younis in Gaza Thursday evening in an apparent Israeli airstrike, two medical sources treating civilians tell CNN. 



In the town of Al-Fukhari, eight civilians — mostly children — were killed after an apparent Israeli airstrike hit a residential building that was housing internally displaced persons, a medical source at the European Hospital in Gaza told CNN by phone.  



In the Al-Maghazi camp area in central Gaza, an Israeli airstrike killed another eight people, according to a medical source at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital who spoke to CNN Thursday. 





CNN has reached out to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) for comment on the apparent airstrike and was unable to get an immediate response.  














12:52 a.m. GMT, December 29, 2023
21 killed in attack on Rafah, hospital director says

From CNN’s Kareem Khadder and Eyad Kourdi









Twenty-one people were killed and dozens of others were injured after an apparent Israeli airstrike hit a residential building in Rafah, a director at the hospital receiving bodies told CNN over the phone Thursday. 





Another medical source at Al-Kuwaiti Hospital said that 12 children and four women were among those killed.   



CNN obtained a video filmed Thursday evening near the entrance of Al-Kuwaiti Hospital, capturing chaotic scenes as doctors hurried to treat injured people. An ambulance is seen arriving at the hospital gate where people receive first aid. Additionally, the video shows two deceased individuals covered in blankets.   



CNN has reached out to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) for comment and was unable to get an immediate response on claims it struck a residential building in Rafah, which killed civilians.














9:42 p.m. GMT, December 28, 2023
Palestine Red Crescent Society plans to establish “first organized camp” for displaced people in Khan Younis

From CNN's Michael Rios




The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said it is working with the Egyptian Red Crescent to establish the “first organized camp” for displaced people in Khan Younis, Gaza, where tens of thousands of Palestinians are crowded in makeshift camps. 



The first phase of the new camp will include 300 tents and will accommodate displaced families from “medical, ambulance, and relief teams” at PRCS, the group said. It will also provide water, sanitation services, lunch, nutrition, energy and fuel supplies, PRCS added. 



In the final stages, the group aims to expand the camp to 1,000 tents, providing shelter for “hundreds” of displaced families in southern Gaza. 



PRCS did not specify when the camp would open. CNN has reached out to the group for details.














10:50 p.m. GMT, December 28, 2023
Israel-Lebanon tensions grow as Hezbollah launches more attacks on northern Israel

From Charbel Mallo, Tamar Michaelis and Maija Ehlinger 




Shelling along the Lebanon-Israel border continued Thursday, as Lebanese officials spent the day in meetings with foreign counterparts from France and Britain about the growing conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, the powerful Iran-backed paramilitary group.



Hezbollah claimed it carried out simultaneous attacks around 4 p.m. local time (9 a.m. ET) — targeting multiple “barracks” across northern Israel. 



The Israel Defense Forces told CNN that approximately 20 launches were detected on Thursday that were aimed at Kiryat Shmona, a northern Israeli municipality that has been the target of Hezbollah strikes over the last several days. 



The municipality claimed two anti-tank missiles were fired at the town earlier in the day.



Hezbollah made six direct missile hits on Kiryat Shmona on Wednesday.



Diplomatic efforts: Lebanon’s Prime Minister Najib Mikati met with British Foreign Secretary David Cameron in Beirut on Thursday and also spoke with French Foreign and European Affairs Minister Catherine Colonna on a call to discuss the growing clashes in southern Lebanon and northern Israel. 








Mikati called for “maximum pressure to stop the Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon” during his meeting with Cameron, according to a social media post from the Lebanese government.



Cameron said in a post on X that an “escalation of the conflict in Gaza to Lebanon, the Red Sea or across the wider region, would add to the extremely high level of danger and insecurity in the world.”



The fighting is among various incidents involving Iran and its proxies that have raised global concerns that Israel’s war in Gaza could widen into a greater regional conflict.



Peacekeeper wounded: As the threat of greater violence between Hezbollah and Israel rises, evidence of the growing tensions on the ground in Lebanon is appearing.  



The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNFIL) on Thursday called on Lebanese authorities to investigate after an attack on a patrol unit.



The UN peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon says the attack “by a group of young men” in the southern city of Taybeh left a peacekeeper wounded and a vehicle damaged, according to an X account run by UNIFIL.














8:06 p.m. GMT, December 28, 2023
Desperate civilians in Gaza climb over trucks and surround relief convoy for food, video shows 

From journalist Khader Al Za'anoun and CNN’s Abeer Salman and Eyad Kourdi









Thousands of desperate civilians in the Gaza Strip surrounded a relief aid convoy at a UN center in the Al-Zeitoun neighborhood of northern Gaza, as seen in CNN video footage on Thursday.



The aid convoy consisted of two trucks distributing aid just outside a center of the United Nations Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA), where people were seen climbing over them in desperation to get relief aid.



An elderly man named Abu Hassan told CNN that he came to get some flour, which he has had no access to for the last month, subsisting instead on just “bits of rice”.





Earlier this week, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) expressed “deep concerns” over the rapidly worsening food security situation in the Gaza Strip saying approximately 2.2 million residents are facing acute hunger.














7:37 p.m. GMT, December 28, 2023
Israeli-American hostage abducted by Hamas was killed on October 7, kibbutz says

From Tamir Michaelis, Arlette Saenz and Kevin Liptak









Judi Weinstein, an Israeli-American who was abducted by Hamas, was killed on October 7, a kibbutz in southern Israel has announced Thursday.



Weinstein, who was 70 years old, is dead and her body is still held by Hamas, Kibbutz Nir Oz said.



Weinstein held Israeli, US and Canadian citizenship. It was known that she had been injured while being taken hostage on October 7.



Her husband Gad Haggai, who was 73 years old, was pronounced dead on December 22, and his body is also still held by Hamas, according to the kibbutz.



Weinstein’s death in Hamas custody means there are no remaining female Americans held by Hamas. Now, six Americans — all men — are believed to still be in captivity. In total, four American women have been released.



It was initially believed Judi could be part of the hostage deal for Hamas to free at least 50 women and children that was struck last month. While two Americans were released under the agreement, Judi was not.



In a statement, US President Joe Biden said he and first lady Jill Biden are “devastated” to hear the news. Haggai and Weinstein’s family “have been living through hell for weeks. No family should have to endure such an ordeal. And I reaffirm the pledge we have made to all the families of those still held hostage: we will not stop working to bring them home,” the statement said.














5:37 p.m. GMT, December 28, 2023
31 were killed Wednesday near hospital in southern Gaza, medical group says

From CNN’s Kareem Khadder, Ibrahim Dahman, and Eyad Kourdi 




A total of 31 Palestinians were killed and 25 others injured in Israeli shelling in the vicinity of the Al-Amal hospital in southern Gaza on Wednesday, the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said.



This is in addition to the casualties caused by Israeli strikes on Thursday close to that hospital, where 10 people had been killed and 21 were injured. The toll from Wednesday raises the number of fatalities due to Israeli strikes in the vicinity of the hospital over the past two days to 41.



The hospital is in Khan Younis, which has seen several weeks of heavy fighting and air strikes.



“Among the casualties are individuals present in front of the hospital and displaced persons seeking shelter” the PRCS said.



CNN has reached out to the Israeli military for comment on the nature of targets in the area of the hospital.














4:02 p.m. GMT, December 28, 2023
15 US citizens among hundreds of foreign nationals who left the Gaza Strip on Thursday

From CNN’s Eyad Kourdi




Fifteen US citizens were among 748 foreign nationals who left the Gaza Strip for Egypt via the Rafah crossing on Thursday, according to an Egyptian official. 



Heading in the opposite direction, 103 trucks entered Gaza through Rafah today, including 80 aid trucks — four of which carried cooking gas — and 23 trucks carrying commercial goods, the official said.



The number of trucks crossing was marginally higher than on Wednesday, and in line with the daily average.



Before the conflict, the United Nations reported an average daily delivery of 455 trucks carrying commercial goods to Gaza.





Remember: Rafah is the only Gazan border crossing that isn’t controlled by Israel, which has kept its crossings largely shut since Hamas’ October 7 attacks and the ensuing Israeli offensive in Gaza.



Rafah has therefore emerged as a crucial location where evacuees get out of Gaza and desperately needed humanitarian supplies get into the enclave.














3:25 p.m. GMT, December 28, 2023
92 trucks carrying humanitarian aid and commercial goods entered Gaza on Wednesday, Egyptian official says

From CNN’s Eyad Kourdi




Ninety-two trucks loaded with humanitarian aid and commercial goods entered Gaza through the Rafah crossing on Wednesday, according to an Egyptian official.



The convoy included 80 trucks of aid, four trucks carrying cooking gas, and 12 trucks carrying commercial goods.



Additionally, a total of 264 foreigners departed from the Gaza Strip on Wednesday.



The number of trucks entering Gaza on Wednesday is in line with the daily average observed over the previous week. UN agencies and aid organizations have said that the number is insufficient to meet basic needs in Gaza.





Before the conflict, the United Nations reported an average daily delivery of 455 trucks carrying commercial goods to Gaza. 














3:10 p.m. GMT, December 28, 2023
This has been the deadliest year for children in occupied West Bank, UNICEF report says

From CNN’s Kareem Khadder and Eyad Kourdi





More than 80 children have been killed in the last 12 weeks in the occupied West Bank, amidst intensified military activities, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).



That number is “more than double the number of children killed in all of 2022, amid increased military and law enforcement operations. More than 576 have been injured and others have reportedly been detained.” UNICEF said in a report issued Thursday.



Since the beginning of the year, the violence has claimed the lives of 124 Palestinian children and six Israeli children, UNICEF added.
















3:55 p.m. GMT, December 28, 2023
Israel warns of worsening Hezbollah situation at Lebanese border. Here’s what you need to know

From CNN staff




Israeli War Cabinet member Benny Gantz warned if Lebanon’s government is unable to “push Hezbollah away from the border,” the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) will take matters into its own hands.



His comments come amid continued cross-border skirmishes between the IDF and Hezbollah, the militant group that dominates southern Lebanon, which have been near-constant since Hamas launched its October 7 attack on Israel.



Three people died overnight in southern Lebanon during an Israeli airstrike, Lebanese media reported; the IDF said it was responding to fire after sirens sounded in a kibbutz near the border.



Gantz said the situation on the border demands change, as fears are rising of a widened Middle East war.








Here are the latest developments.







Hezbollah threat: Time is running out to reach a diplomatic solution to the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, Gantz said at a press briefing Wednesday, with seemingly no end in sight to the tit-for-tat exchanges between Israel and the Iran-backed militant group in the south of Lebanon since October. Gantz warned if Lebanon could not constrain Hezbollah, “the IDF will do so.” Hezbollah said one of its fighters had been killed in an overnight Israeli air strike – the latest in a series of skirmishes.





Gaza evacuations: The IDF warned residents across several parts of central Gaza to leave urgently while its military campaign against Hamas continues. It instructed people in 15 identified blocks south of Wadi Gaza – including the Al-Bureij refugee camp – to move to shelters. It is not clear how many residents will be aware of the IDF’s “urgent instructions,” issued in a message in Arabic on X, due to the lack of communications and internet access in Gaza. The warning came as the Hamas-run health ministry in the enclave reported at least 50 people had been killed Thursday in Israeli air strikes. Meanwhile, the number of injured rose from 12 to 21.





West Bank incursion: A Palestinian man, named Hazem Al Qattawi, was shot by Israeli soldiers during an overnight incursion in the city of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said Thursday. Four others were injured in the incursion, according to the Palestine Red Crescent Society. Responding to a CNN request for comment, the IDF said it had returned fire after “assailants” shot at Israeli forces. The Israel-Hamas war has increasingly spilled over into the West Bank, where more than 300 Palestinians have been killed since October 7, according to the ministry.





Delicate diplomacy: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to travel to Israel and neighboring countries in the Middle East next week to discuss the next steps in the Israel-Hamas war, an Israeli official told CNN. CNN has reached out to the US State Department for comment. The reports of the visit came as Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and King Abdullah II of Jordan said they oppose any efforts to displace Palestinians following a meeting in Cairo Wednesday. Meanwhile, the Israeli prime minister’s office quoted Benjamin Netanyahu as saying that talks are ongoing on getting the remaining Israeli hostages in Gaza returned home.





UN resolution: A resolution passed last week by the United Nations Security Council calling for increased aid to Gaza is not yet yielding results, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Wednesday. The resolution, approved last Friday, called for humanitarian pauses between Israel and Hamas, as well as increased aid to Gaza – but it was “yet to have an impact” in the war-torn strip, Tedros said.





Growing Gaza death toll: The number of people killed in Gaza since Israeli military operations began on October 7 has risen to 21,320, with an additional 55,603 people injured, according to a statement published by Hamas-run Ministry of Health in Gaza Thursday. Ministry spokesperson Dr. Ashraf Al-Qudra added that 210 people had died and 360 people were injured in the past 24 hours. CNN is unable to independently confirm the figures provided by the Gaza ministry, due to restricted access to the region and the difficulty in verifying accurate numbers amidst the ongoing conflict.

















1:44 p.m. GMT, December 28, 2023
IDF acknowledges "unintended harm" to civilians due to air strikes in central Gaza on December 24

From CNN's Tim Lister









The Israel Defense Forces has acknowledged that there was what it calls “unintended harm” to civilians as a result of air strikes in central Gaza on December 24. 



The strikes were against targets in the Al-Maghazi refugee camp. About 70 people were killed in the strikes, according to the Hamas-controlled Health Ministry.





The IDF said the strikes would be further investigated by the General Staff’s Fact Finding and Assessment Mechanism. It said the IDF regretted the harm caused to uninvolved civilians and is acting to draw conclusions and learn lessons from this event.














3:24 p.m. GMT, December 28, 2023
Palestinian group says at least 25 detained by IDF in occupied West Bank

From CNN’s Abeer Salman, Sophie Jeong, and Eyad Kourdi 









At least 25 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, including former prisoners, were arrested by Israeli forces on Wednesday evening and Thursday morning according to a statement published by the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society.



The arrests spanned several districts, including Ramallah, Hebron, Jericho, Tulkarm, Nablus, Jenin, Tubas, and Qalqilya.





The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Thursday said on X, formerly Twitter, that it had launched a significant security operation in the West Bank aimed at dismantling “Hamas funding networks.”



It said the operation resulted in the arrest of 21 individuals alleged to have financial ties to Hamas.
















11:37 a.m. GMT, December 28, 2023
Israeli politicians react angrily to remarks by Turkey's Erdogan comparing Netanyahu to Hitler

From CNN's Benjamin Brown in London and Tamar Michaelis in Jerusalem




Relations between Israel and Turkey have sunk to a new low after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan likened Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Nazi leader Adolf Hitler.



According to the state news agency Anadolu, Erdogan said during a speech in Turkey’s capital Ankara that there was “no difference” between the actions of the two men.





Netanyahu responded on X, formerly Twitter, saying Erdogan, “who is committing genocide against the Kurds and who holds the world record for imprisoning journalists who oppose his regime, is the last person who can preach morality to us.”





A member of Israel’s war cabinet, Benny Gantz, on Wednesday, wrote on X that Erdogan’s remarks were “blatant distortions of reality and a desecration of the Holocaust’s memory.”





Israeli President Isaac Herzog, who made a state visit to Turkey in 2022, said that “in human history, there was no event like the terrible Holocaust,” and Erdogan’s “words deeply hurt the soul of every Jew, regardless of who he is, and the memory of the millions of Jews who perished in the Holocaust.”



The Anti-Defamation League (ADL), which monitors antisemitism, said “once again, Turkish President Erdogan uses false Nazi analogies to criticize the Israeli government as he did in 2014, 2018 and 2019, while again failing to condemn Hamas and the Oct. 7 attack.”





Some background: Turkey’s diplomatic and economic ties to Israel stretch back to 1949. Through the decades, economic ties have continued despite major ups and downs in diplomatic relations. After a decade of hostility, Turkey and Israel restored diplomatic relations last year.














11:15 a.m. GMT, December 28, 2023
IDF warns people in parts of central Gaza to leave immediately

From CNN's Ibrahim Dahman









The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has warned residents in many parts of central Gaza that they must urgently leave while its operations against Hamas continue. 



The IDF issued a message in Arabic on X, formerly Twitter, instructing people in 15 identified blocks south of Wadi Gaza to move to shelters. The areas include the Al-Bureij refugee camp.



The lack of communications and internet access in Gaza, which have been degraded by Israeli air strikes, make it difficult to assess how many residents would be aware of what the IDF calls “urgent instructions.”



The IDF posting said people in the identified blocks “must immediately move to the shelters in Deir al-Balah. A temporary tactical local suspension of military activities will be imposed for humanitarian purposes in the southern neighbourhood of Deir al-Balah from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm for provisions purposes.”



It instructed people not to move along the central axis — the Salah Al-Din road — because of fighting in the southern city of Khan Younis.
















10:39 a.m. GMT, December 28, 2023
Israeli forces kill man in occupied West Bank, Palestinian Health Ministry says

From CNN’s Abeer Salman in Jerusalem




A Palestinian man was killed overnight in the city of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank following an Israeli incursion, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said Thursday.



The victim, named as Hazem Al Qattawi, was shot by Israeli soldiers, the ministry said.



Four other Palestinians were injured in the incursion, according to the Palestine Red Crescent Society.



In response to a CNN request for comment, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it had responded with live fire after “assailants” shot at Israeli forces.





Judea and Samaria are the Biblical names for what is now the occupied West Bank.



The Israel-Hamas war in Gaza has increasingly spilled over into the West Bank with settler attacks and clashes killing more than 300 Palestinians since October 7, according to the ministry.














10:27 a.m. GMT, December 28, 2023
At least 50 people killed in air strikes in Gaza Thursday, says Hamas-run health ministry

From CNN's Ibrahim Dahman, Abeer Salman and Tim Lister









Israeli air strikes on Thursday have killed at least 50 people across Gaza, according to the Hamas-controlled Ministry of Health in the enclave.



Ministry spokesman Ashraf Al-Qudra said that the air strikes – which struck Beit Lahia in the north of the Strip, Khan Younis in the south and Al-Maghazi in the center – had also injured dozens, and that the number of casualties was likely to increase.



The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said 10 people had been killed and 12 injured in strikes near Al-Amal Hospital in Khan Younis, with three strikes targeting the vicinity within an hour.



The PRCS published video and images of several civilian casualties, including children, being brought to the hospital.



CNN has asked the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) for a response on the targets being struck in the area around Al-Amal hospital.











2:20 p.m. GMT, December 28, 2023
Israel warns that if Lebanon doesn't push Hezbollah back from border, the IDF will do it

From CNN's Tamar Michaelis and Michael Rios




The situation on Israel’s northern border with Lebanon demands change, Israeli War Cabinet member Benny Gantz said at a press briefing Wednesday, warning that time is running out to reach a diplomatic solution to the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.





Gantz’s comments came after Lebanese national news agency reported three people had died overnight in southern Lebanon during an Israeli airstrike. Hezbollah social media said one of its fighters was killed in the attack.



The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it had targeted sources of fire coming from Lebanon after sirens sounded in kibbutz Rosh HaNikra, on the Mediterranean Sea in northwestern Israel.





Some background: While war has raged most fiercely in Gaza, there have been near-constant skirmishes between Israel and Hezbollah, the militant group that dominates southern Lebanon, since Hamas’ attack on October 7.



Hezbollah, an Iran-backed Islamist movement with one of the most powerful paramilitary forces in the Middle East, has its main base on the Israel-Lebanon border. It shares Hamas’ ultimate goal of destroying the Jewish state.



While the crossfire between Israel and Lebanon has mostly been contained to the border area, the United States rebuked Israel earlier in December for a series of attacks on the US-backed Lebanese army in the north, prompting alarm in the Biden administration and raising fears of a wider regional conflict.










6:29 a.m. GMT, December 28, 2023
Death toll rises as Israeli military targets southern Gaza. Here's what you need to know

From CNN staff









Nearly 200 Palestinians were killed and more than 300 others injured following Israeli military strikes in Gaza over the past 24 hours, the Hamas-controlled health ministry in the strip said Wednesday.



At least 20 people were killed following airstrikes by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) near Al-Amal Hospital in Khan Younis on Wednesday, the health ministry said. The death toll across Gaza now stands at 21,110 since October 7, according to the ministry. CNN is unable to independently confirm the figures.



The rising toll comes after Israeli military chief Herzi Halevi said Tuesday that the war against Hamas “will continue for many more months” and that the IDF is concentrating its efforts “in the southern Gaza Strip — Khan Younis, the central camps, and further.” 



That signal, following similar recent comments from Israeli leaders, has alarmed the international community.



Here’s the latest:







French concerns: In a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, French President Emmanuel Macron expressed his “deepest concern” at the “very heavy civilian toll and the absolute humanitarian emergency facing the civilian population of Gaza.” Macron also stressed “the need to work towards a lasting ceasefire, with the help of all regional and international partners,” an Elysée Palace readout said. 





US diplomacy: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to travel to Israel and make additional stops in the Middle East next week to discuss the next steps in the Israel-Hamas war, an Israeli official told CNN. His expected trip comes after senior Biden administration officials and a close confidant of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met Tuesday regarding the next phase of the war. CNN has reached out to the US State Department for comment.





Regional talks: Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and King Abdullah II of Jordan said they oppose any efforts to displace Palestinians following a meeting in Cairo Wednesday. The leaders also called for an urgent ceasefire to allow in critically needed humanitarian aid, according to a statement from Egypt’s presidency.





Aid hurdles: A resolution passed by the UN Security Council last week that called for increased aid to Gaza has “yet to have an impact,” World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Wednesday. The IDF has claimed there are “logistical limitations” to getting aid into Gaza, and urged “the international community to find additional solutions,” as global bodies warn of the spiraling humanitarian crisis.












Children stripped: An edited video circulating on social media appears to show Palestinian men and at least two children detained and stripped by the IDF in a stadium in northern Gaza. Clips in the video show what appear to be two young boys in one frame, stripped down to their underwear, walking and holding both their hands up as the IDF directs them. CNN has reached out to the IDF for comment.





Cross-border fire: The situation on Israel’s northern border with Lebanon demands change, Israeli War Cabinet member Benny Gantz said at a briefing Wednesday. He warned that time is running out to reach a diplomatic solution as fighting continues between Israel and Hezbollah in the area. It comes as fears are rising of a widened Middle East war.





Iranian claim: Hamas on Wednesday denied a claim by an elite wing of Iran’s military that its October 7 attack on Israel was carried out in revenge for the assassination of a top Iranian commander nearly four years ago. Iranian officials have previously denied any direct involvement in the attack on Israel, saying that despite Tehran’s financial backing and support for Hamas and other proxy groups in the region, it does not direct any of their actions.













5:52 a.m. GMT, December 28, 2023
UN Security Council resolution on aid "yet to have an impact" in Gaza, WHO chief says

From CNN's Michael Rios









A resolution passed by the United Nations Security Council last week that called for increased aid to Gaza has “yet to have an impact,” World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Wednesday. 



The UN resolution approved last Friday calls for humanitarian pauses between Israel and Hamas, increased aid to Gaza and the creation of conditions that will allow for a sustainable end to fighting, ending days of closed-door negotiations.



But it was yet to become reality in the war-torn strip, Tedros said.



“UN Security Council members must urgently turn their recent resolution — to create pauses in hostilities and humanitarian corridors — into reality in Gaza. Actions, not words, are what Gaza’s people need today,” Tedros said in a post on X, formerly Twitter.





WHO warnings: Tedros’ remarks come after WHO teams carried out “high-risk” missions to deliver supplies to two hospitals in Gaza.



In the north, UN teams brought medical items and fuel to the Al-Shifa Hospital, where a reported 50,000 people are seeking shelter, to keep essential health services running at the hospital, WHO said.



Teams in the south visited Al-Amal hospital, where WHO staff said they found it impossible to walk inside “without stepping over patients and those seeking refuge.”



While transiting through Gaza, teams also witnessed “tens of thousands of people fleeing heavy strikes in the Khan Younis and Middle Area — on foot, riding on donkeys or in cars.”



WHO representative Rik Peeperkorn said the agency was concerned the new displacement of people would strain medical facilities in the south even further. 



“This forced mass movement of people will also lead to more overcrowding, increased risk of infectious diseases and make it even harder to deliver humanitarian aid,” Peeperkorn said.



Tedros echoed his concerns. 














2:24 a.m. GMT, December 28, 2023
Hamas denies Iranian claim that October 7 attack was revenge for commander's assassination

From CNN's Hamdi Alkhshali




Palestinian militant group Hamas on Wednesday denied a claim by an elite wing of Iran’s military that its October 7 attack on Israel was carried out in revenge for the assassination of a top Iranian commander nearly four years ago.



Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) spokesperson Ramadan Sharif on Wednesday claimed the Hamas attack against Israel was a response to the 2020 killing of Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani in a US airstrike, Iranian state news agency IRNA reported.





Hamas’ October 7 attack saw militants rampage through parts of southern Israel on a murder and kidnapping spree that killed more than 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and saw about 240 people taken hostage, including women, elderly, and children.



Iranian officials have previously denied any direct involvement in the attack, saying that despite Tehran’s financial backing and support for Hamas and other proxy groups in the region, it does not direct any of their actions.



Some context: The IRGC spokesperson’s claim Wednesday comes after IRNA reported that another Iranian commander, Seyyed Razi Mousavi, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Syria on Monday. The Israeli military declined to comment on the report when asked by CNN.



Sharif on Wednesday echoed threats from Iranian officials of revenge against Israel.



Iran will respond appropriately to the “Israeli regime for the assassination of a senior military adviser in Syria,” and will take revenge for “the terrorist attack in different times and places,” he said, according to IRNA. 










6:02 a.m. GMT, December 28, 2023
French president expresses "deepest concern" to Netanyahu on civilian death toll in Gaza

From CNN’s Martin Goillandeau









In a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, French President Emmanuel Macron expressed his “deepest concern” at the “very heavy civilian toll and the absolute humanitarian emergency facing the civilian population of Gaza.”



According to an Elysée Palace readout of the Wednesday call, Macron told Netanyahu of “Israel’s imperative to protect civilians” and “the urgency of delivering the necessary aid to the people of Gaza,” per the French Presidency. 



Macron also stressed “the need to work towards a lasting ceasefire, with the help of all regional and international partners,” the palace said. 



France will be working with Jordan “in the coming days” to carry out humanitarian operations in Gaza, Macron said. 



The French president also told Netanyahu that the release of all hostages in the strip, including three French nationals, was a priority for France. Netanyahu updated him on “Israel’s effort to bring about the release of the hostages” and asked Macron to “continue working for their release,” according to the Israeli government’s readout of the call.





The French statement also called a two-state solution “the only viable solution to ensure Israel’s long-term security and meet the legitimate aspirations of the Palestinians.”



Macron reaffirmed France’s commitment to Israel’s security and “recalled the steps taken within the framework of the European Union to establish sanctions against Hamas, as well as the measures taken with international partners against terrorist groups threatening peace and stability in the region.”










6:35 a.m. GMT, December 28, 2023
Blinken expected to travel to Israel next week, Israeli official says

From CNN's Kaitlan Collins









US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to travel to Israel and make additional stops in the Middle East next week to discuss the next steps in the Israel-Hamas war, an Israeli official told CNN. 



CNN has reached out to the US State Department for comment. 



Some background: Blinken’s expected trip comes after senior Biden administration officials and a close confidant of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met regarding the next phase of the Israel-Hamas conflict on Tuesday evening. 



Ron Dermer, a member of Israel’s war cabinet and a former ambassador to the United States, departed the White House after more than four hours following a meeting with Blinken and National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan.



A White House official told CNN the discussions included:







The transition to a different phase of the war to maximize focus on high-value Hamas targets.





Steps to improve the humanitarian situation and minimize harm to civilians.





Securing the release of the remaining hostages.





Planning for post-conflict Gaza.






CNN’s Priscilla Alvarez contributed reporting to this post.










12:54 a.m. GMT, December 28, 2023
Video appears to show at least 2 children stripped and detained by IDF in Gaza

From CNN's Abeer Salman, Ibrahim Dahman and Mitch McCluskey




An edited video circulating on social media appears to show Palestinian men and at least two children detained and stripped by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in a stadium in northern Gaza.



Clips in the video show what appear to be two young boys in one frame, stripped down to their underwear, walking and holding both their hands up as the IDF directs them in the stadium.



In another clip, two figures who appear to be the same young boys stripped of their clothing are seen with their hands above their heads, as they are lined up in single file lines with other males who appear to be teens and adults.



CNN is unable to verify when the video was shot. A CNN geolocation of the video shows it was filmed in Yarmouk Stadium in Gaza City, where NGO Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor has said it received reports of detentions.



CNN reached out to the IDF late Tuesday night for comment on the video and the children detained but has not yet heard back.



Hundreds of Palestinian men and boys have been detained by Israeli forces in recent weeks. In the past, the IDF has said it has stripped detainees to ensure they were not carrying explosives.



Throughout the video, men can be seen stripped down to their underwear. In some clips, the detainees are sitting on the floor with their hands tied to their backs, some blindfolded, and standing in single file lines as soldiers overlook and inspect them.



Clips of the video also show women and other children detained. In one shot, three fully clothed women are seen blindfolded with their hands tied behind their backs as they sit on the grass in front of a soccer goal in the stadium. An Israeli flag is seen hanging on the soccer goal.



Read more about the video.










3:20 a.m. GMT, December 28, 2023
Leaders of Egypt and Jordan say they reject any efforts to displace Palestinians

From CNN's Ibrahim Dahman and Eyad Kourdi




Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and King Abdullah II of Jordan said they oppose any efforts to displace Palestinians following a meeting in Cairo Wednesday.



The leaders convened at Al-Ittihadiya Palace to discuss the situation in Gaza, according to a statement from Egypt’s presidency, which added they also called for an urgent ceasefire to allow in critically needed humanitarian aid.



They also called for a “fair and comprehensive solution” to the conflict, which they said should include the creation of an independent Palestinian state along the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital, the statement said.





The meeting came just days after Egypt floated a new peace plan, which was rejected by Hamas and Islamic Jihad, according to Reuters, citing Egyptian security sources.



In November, Egypt and Qatar played a pivotal role in establishing a temporary ceasefire deal that led to the release of Israeli hostages previously held by Hamas and Islamic Jihad in Gaza. 












1:27 a.m. GMT, December 28, 2023
At least 20 killed near hospital in Khan Younis as Israeli forces focus efforts in southern Gaza

From CNN’s Eyad Kourdi, Ibrahim Dahmin and Pauline Lockwood




Dozens of people were killed following Israeli strikes near Al-Amal Hospital in Khan Younis on Wednesday, the Palestine Red Crescent Society said.



At least 20 people were killed in the airstrikes, the Hamas-controlled Ministry of Health in Gaza reported.



CNN has requested comment from the IDF.



Over the past 24 hours, 195 people were killed and 325 others were injured, the ministry reported, adding that 21,110 Palestinians have been killed across Gaza since October 7.



CNN is unable to independently confirm the figures provided by the Gaza ministry due to restricted access to the region and the difficulty in verifying accurate numbers amid the ongoing conflict.



The reports come after IDF chief Herzi Halevi said Tuesday the war against Hamas “will continue for many more months,” and the Israeli military is concentrating its efforts “in the southern Gaza Strip – Khan Younis, the central camps, and further.”










3:18 a.m. GMT, December 28, 2023
IDF tells international community to "find additional solutions" to distribute aid in Gaza

From CNN's Pauline Lockwood




The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has claimed there are “logistical limitations” to getting aid into Gaza, and has urged “the international community to find additional solutions,” as global bodies warn of the spiraling humanitarian crisis in the region.





World Health Organization officials visited several hospitals across Gaza on Monday, detailing “harrowing accounts” of suffering shared by health workers and patients as the conflict widens.



Food and health crises have also engulfed the enclave, with humanitarian workers struggling to get enough resources to displaced Gazans.



Hagari reiterated in his video statement that “defeating Hamas is the only option,” after Israeli officials warned the war will continue for several months.



“We will continue our important mission, to defeat Hamas, and rescue our hostages. We are committed to freeing our hostage from Hamas and freeing Gaza from Hamas, for a better future for the region,” Hagari said. 





Tensions between Israel and UN: The IDF spokesperson’s comments come after Israel announced that it will stop automatically granting visas to United Nations workers, adding that the country will instead process applications on a case-by-case basis.



Characterizing the announcement as “an update on the deeply problematic involvement of the United Nations in this conflict,” Israeli government spokesperson Eylon Levy noted that the UN had failed to condemn Hamas for hijacking aid and for waging war out of hospitals.

























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