Israel carried out airstrike on Gaza
Gaza: Gaza’s deadliest war so far brought gloom to Bethlehem on Christmas Eve Sunday as Israel carried out an airstrike on a Hamas-run refugee camp as people in other countries celebrated the holiday. Was. Gaza’s health ministry said at least 70 people were killed and several homes destroyed in Israeli air strikes on the al-Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza late Sunday. Health Ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra said the death toll was “likely to rise” because many families were believed to be in the area at the time of the attack.
Christmas celebrations were effectively canceled in the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem, revered as the birthplace of Jesus Christ, where the Latin patriarch had delivered a message of solidarity with Gaza’s Palestinians. Pope Francis also led mass at St. Peter’s Basilica with a call for peace.
154 soldiers were killed in Gaza
US President Joe Biden had earlier stressed the “critical need” to protect civilians in a call with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who told Israel to “continue the war until all of its goals are achieved”, according to official statements. Had sworn. As the fighting continues, the Israeli military said 154 soldiers have been killed in Gaza since it began a ground offensive on October 27.
Netanyahu said – there is no option other than war
Ten soldiers were killed in the battle on Saturday, which was one of the deadliest days for the Israeli side. “The war is paying a very high price…but we have no choice but to keep fighting,” Netanyahu said.
The Israeli military campaign, including massive aerial bombardment, has killed 20,424 people, mostly women and children, according to Gaza’s health ministry. The army said troops had raided a northern Gaza compound near schools, a mosque and a clinic and found explosives, weapons “and intelligence documents”. Hamas rejected the Israeli claims, saying they were intended to “justify the massacre of innocent civilians and their destructive aggression”.
There is silence on Christmas
An attack killed 10 members of a family in the Jabaliya camp in northern Gaza, the Gaza Health Ministry said late Sunday. Christians around the world are celebrating Christmas Eve. Celebrations are usually held in Bethlehem, where believers believe Jesus was born, but this year the town is almost deserted, with very few worshipers around and no Christmas tree erected, because of the church’s The leaders have decided to abandon “any unnecessary celebrations” in solidarity with Gazans.
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