7aMoDi Posted December 21, 2023 Posted December 21, 2023 The IDF said the tunnels linked hideouts and homes belonging to Hamas leaders. UN says more than half a million people in Gaza are starving ABC New’s foreign correspondent Britt Clennett reports from Tel Aviv, Israel, on the latest...Show More The temporary cease-fire between Hamas and Israel ended on Dec. 1, and Israel has resumed its bombardment of Gaza. The end of the cease-fire came after Hamas freed over 100 of the more than 200 people its militants took hostage during the Oct. 7 surprise attack on Israel. In exchange, Israel released more than 200 Palestinians from Israeli prisons. Click here for updates from previous days. Latest headlines: The Israel-Hamas war has now passed the two-month mark. In the Gaza Strip, at least 20,000 people have been killed and more than 52,600 others have been wounded by Israeli forces since Oct. 7, according to figures released by Gaza's Hamas-run Ministry of Health and the Hamas government media office. In Israel, at least 1,200 people have been killed and 6,900 others have been injured by Hamas and other Palestinian militants since Oct. 7, according to the Israel Defense Forces. There has also been a surge in violence in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Israeli forces have killed at least 297 Palestinians in the territory since Oct. 7, according to Palestinian health authorities. Kibbutz Reim survivors move together to Tel Aviv in first-of-its-kind ‘urban kibbutz’ The surviving members of Kibbutz Reim have relocated as a unified group to temporary housing in Tel Aviv. The move creates a "first-of-its-kind urban kibbutz," according to a statement from the kibbutz. The families will live in a compound that includes two buildings and a community center, similar to what the original kibbutz had. The new temporary housing will also connect the survivors to services including psychological support and a local school. -ABC News’ Becky Perlow White House on Gaza humanitarian crisis: 'Nobody can look at the images … [and] not feel sense of pain' National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said the U.S. is “leading the world” in getting humanitarian aid to Gaza, where the crisis worsens by the day. “Nobody can look at the images coming out of Gaza and … not feel a sense of pain and anguish for so many innocent people that have been displaced from their homes, families killed, many wounded,” Kirby said. Palestinian children stand in front of a pile of debris following Israeli bombardment in Raf... Said Khatib/AFP via Getty Images Relatives of Palestinians, killed during Israeli strikes, mourn at the EU hospital in Khan Yu...Read More ABC News asked Kirby about a letter sent to President Joe Biden this week from a group of House Democrats that raised concerns with Israel's military operation in Gaza. The lawmakers called the civilian death toll in Gaza unacceptable and urged Biden to work to shift Israel’s strategy. Kirby acknowledged, “We don't believe you're going to be able to wipe out the ideology that inspires Hamas through military action." Kirby said the U.S. is "not dictating the terms and timelines to the Israelis" on moving to lower intensity military operations. -ABC News’ Lauren Peller Dec 21, 2:25 PM EST IDF forces destroyed network of underground tunnels in Hamas’ ‘Elite Quarter’ in Gaza The Israel Defense Forces said it has destroyed a network of tunnels found in Hamas' "Elite Quarter" in Gaza City. https://abcnews.go.com/International/live-updates/israel-hamas-war/?id=105728765
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