Israel-Hamas war updates: Death toll nears 21,000 in Gaza

Israeli military says the air force hit 100 targets in the south of the Gaza Strip in 24 hours.

People mourn as they wait to collect the bodies of friends and relatives killed in an airstrike
By Joseph Stepansky, Farah Najjar, Linah Alsaafin and Alastair Mccready
Published On 26 Dec 2023
  • According to Gaza’s Health Ministry, 241 people were killed in the past 24 hours and 382 injured.
  • The Israeli military says the air force hit 100 targets in the south of the Gaza Strip in 24 hours.