Israel continues to hinder Gaza’s aid

GAZA, Dec 31 (SABAH): The United Nations has accused Israel of continuing to systematically hinder aid to Gaza as local authorities say a seventh forcibly displaced Palestinian has died of hypothermia amid plummeting temperatures.

The US army said it carried out a number of strikes on Yemeni territory, hitting targets belonging to the Houthis, who have launched several attacks on US military ships and on Israeli territory in recent days.

The family of Dr Hussam Abu Safia, the detained director of Kamal Adwan Hospital, has pleaded for his release as Palestinian authorities announce that five more detainees from Gaza have died in Israeli custody.

Israeli forces have martyred four Palestinians in an attack on besieged Jabalia in north Gaza after a day of bombings that martyred at least 27 people across the Strip.

Israel’s war on Gaza has martyred at least 45,541 Palestinians and wounded 108,338 since October 7, 2023. At least 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the Hamas-led attacks that day, and more than 200 were taken captive.

More than 82,000 Israelis have left the country since the beginning of this year as Israel conducts its war on Gaza, official figures show.

The Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics said 82,700 people left Israel in 2024. The bureau did not specify the reason, but previous Israeli media reports attributed it to rocket fire from Lebanon, Gaza and Yemen.