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Israeli attacks continue across the Gaza Strip amid ceasefire talks

Israeli attacks continue across the Gaza Strip amid ceasefire talks
By Zaheena Rasheed, Mersiha Gadzo, Urooba Jamal, Maziar Motamedi and Nils Adler
Published On 6 Jan 2025

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6 Jan 2025 - 23:55
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But before you go:

You can read about how the Palestinian Authority has shut down several Al Jazeera digital platforms after it closed down the network’s office in the occupied West Bank, here.

You can read about the reports that say Hamas is ready to free 34 captives under a ceasefire deal, here.

Finally, you can read about how Israeli attacks have continued to target Palestinians across Gaza amid ceasefire talks, here.

6 Jan 2025 - 23:45
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But before leaving, let’s have a recap of the latest developments:

  • An Israeli attack carried out by army warplanes has killed at least four people this evening in the Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip.
  • A Palestinian civilian has been killed by gunfire from an Israeli quadcopter drone in the al-Maqousi area northwest of Gaza City, according to the Wafa news agency.
  • More than 40 Palestinians have been injured after an Israeli drone bombed a school housing displaced people in the north of the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic report citing medical sources.
  • In its latest war update, the Israeli military said two soldiers from the Nahal Brigade were killed in battle in the northern Gaza Strip, and another two were seriously injured.
  • A series of violent attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank have been reported in an apparent retaliation for the shooting attack earlier today that killed three Israelis.
6 Jan 2025 - 23:30
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Photos: Antigovernment protesters in Tel Aviv call for deal to release captives

Israelis protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government and call for the release of captives held in the Gaza Strip, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, January 6, 2025 [Ohad Zwigenberg/AP Photo]
[Ohad Zwigenberg/AP Photo]
[Ohad Zwigenberg/AP Photo]

6 Jan 2025 - 23:15
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Several Israeli raids have take place across the occupied West Bank

Local sources have told our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic that there are Israeli raids in the following locations:

  • Israeli forces stormed Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron.
  • A special unit of the Israeli forces stormed the town of Attil, north of Tulkarem.
  • Israeli forces also stormed the town of Tammun, south of Tubas, in the north of the occupied West Bank.
6 Jan 2025 - 23:00
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WHO chief calls attention to hypothermia risk for newborns in Gaza

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says on X that “more children are in danger” than those infants who have already frozen to death in the Gaza Strip.

Per our reporting, eight babies have died this winter season of hypothermia, amid a severe shortage of housing and supplies like winter clothing and blankets, in scarce supply in the Gaza Strip because of Israel’s restrictions on letting aid in.

“Every child deserves a healthy and safe start in life, but the children of Gaza are paying the price of war with their own lives”, Tedros wrote.

6 Jan 2025 - 22:45
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Developing

A second Israeli soldier confirmed dead in northern Gaza battlefield incident

We reported earlier that the Israeli military had named a soldier from the 932nd Battalion of the 933rd Nahal Brigade who had been killed in battle in the north of the Gaza Strip.

It has now been confirmed that a second soldier was killed in the same incident, but his name will be published at a later date.

Two soldiers are also reported to have been seriously wounded in the same incident and transferred to hospital for medical treatment.

Buildings lie in ruin in Beit Hanoon in the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, as seen from southern Israel, January 5, 2025 [Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters]
6 Jan 2025 - 22:30
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Explainer

Fast facts: Who are Israeli settlers?

We have been reporting on a slew of Israeli settler attacks in the occupied West Bank – another instance of settler violence that has been increasing since Israel began its war on Gaza.

Here is a bit more information about settlers:

  • Settlers are Israeli citizens who live illegally on private Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.
  • Israel started building settlements just after capturing the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza Strip in the June 1967 Six-Day War.
  • Now, more than 700,000 settlers – 10 percent of Israel’s nearly 7 million population – live in 150 settlements and 128 outposts spread across the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.
  • Some settlers move to the occupied territory for religious reasons, while others moved due to the relatively lower cost of living or financial incentives offered by the Israeli government.
  • The government has openly funded and built settlements and the Israeli authorities give its settlers in the occupied West Bank some 20 million shekels ($5m) a year to monitor, report and restrict Palestinian construction in Area C – which is administered solely by Israel and comprises more than 60 percent of the West Bank.
  • The United Nations has condemned the settlements through multiple resolutions and votes.
  • But the US has provided diplomatic cover for Israel over the years, with Washington consistently using its veto power at the UN to protect Israel from diplomatic censure.
6 Jan 2025 - 22:15
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Photos: Protesters in London call on Israel to release Dr Abu Safia, stop attacks on Gaza healthcare

Independent MP Jeremy Corbyn addresses pro-Palestinian supporters outside the Houses of Parliament during a protest against Israel’s escalating attacks on Gaza’s healthcare system and targeting Palestinian healthcare workers in London, United Kingdom on January 6, 2025 [Wiktor Szymanowicz/Anadolu]
Demonstrators call on the British government to take action to save Gaza’s medical personnel and its healthcare system from collapsing [Wiktor Szymanowicz/Anadolu]
[Wiktor Szymanowicz/Anadolu]
[Wiktor Szymanowicz/Anadolu]

6 Jan 2025 - 22:00
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Israeli soldier killed in northern Gaza

In its latest war update, the Israeli military said a soldier from the 932nd Battalion of the 933rd Nahal Brigade was killed in battle in the northern Gaza Strip.

Earlier, we reported that two additional soldiers serving in the Nahal Brigade had been “seriously injured” in fighting in the besieged north of the Strip.

A picture taken from the southern city of Sderot shows smoke rising above destroyed buildings in the northern Gaza Strip during an Israeli bombardment on January 5, 2025 [Menahem Kahana/AFP]
6 Jan 2025 - 21:45
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Israeli authorities seize land northeast of occupied Jerusalem

Israeli authorities have seized 262 dunums (262,000 square metres) of Palestinian land northeast of occupied Jerusalem, according to the Wafa news agency.

It cited the Jerusalem governorate as saying in a statement that the land is being taken for the benefit of a route that aims to provide more links with the Qalandiya airport.

Israeli human rights organisation Ir Amim also reported that the Israeli government is seeking to annex lands from the village of Jaba, northeast of Jerusalem, and add it to the area of influence of a nearby settlement.

Settlers had earlier reportedly taken over the lands and forced Palestinian residents to leave.

Israeli authorities have significantly ramped up their illegal seizures of Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank since the start of the war on Gaza, also discussing prospects of constructing settlements in besieged northern Gaza.

6 Jan 2025 - 21:30
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Israeli settlers torch Palestinian farmer’s building in Ramallah

Reports of more violent attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank are coming in amid an apparent retaliation for the shooting attack earlier today that killed three Israelis.

Local sources report that a Palestinian farmer’s facilities were burned by settlers north of Ramallah.

We reported earlier how settlers attacked the village of Hajjah, near where the shooting took place, burning vehicles and vandalising homes.

Translation: The first moments of settlers burning a farmer’s facility near the town of Turmus Aya, north of Ramallah.

6 Jan 2025 - 21:15
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Developing

More on deadly Israeli attack on Bureij refugee camp

As we’ve been reporting, an Israeli army attack has killed at least four people this evening in the central Gaza Stirp.

We can now report that the attack, carried out by army warplanes, also wounded at least 13 people.

The strike hit the home of the Abdul Hadi family, according to Palestinian news agency Wafa, and the dead include children, according to al-Awda Hospital in Nuseirat.

6 Jan 2025 - 21:00
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Israeli authorities yet to decide on whether to send Mossad chief for talks: Reports

The head of the Israeli spy agency is not immediately expected to travel to Doha as mediated talks with Hamas continue over a potential agreement on Gaza, according to Israeli media reports.

An assessment of the situation is scheduled to take place tonight to understand whether there is a need for a prominent figure like Mossad chief David Barnea to attend the negotiations in Qatar, Channel 13 reported, citing Israeli officials.

The talks are progressing more slowly than expected but have not reached the point of breaking down, it said.

Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper reported the Mossad director’s visit would depend on the response from Hamas.

David Barnea, head of Mossad, attends an honour guard ceremony for Israel’s incoming military chief,  Herzi Halevi, at Israel’s Defence Ministry in Tel Aviv, Israel January 16, 2023 [Amir Cohen/Reuters]
6 Jan 2025 - 20:45
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Settlers attack Palestinian village in occupied West Bank: Reports

Israeli and Palestinian media outlets are reporting that Israeli settlers have raided the occupied West Bank village of Hajjah.

The Times of Israel reported that this evening, a message was posted on a WhatsApp group for a hardline Israeli group in the occupied West Bank, known as the Hilltop Youth, in which members were encouraged to “erase” the village of al-Funduq, which is near to Hajjah.

Footage that appeared in local media shows settlers surrounding a vehicle engulfed in flames.

The attack appears to be in retaliation for a shooting that occurred earlier today in which three Israelis were killed and eight others injured near the illegal West Bank settlement of Kedumim.

Israeli media outlets cited security officials as saying that at least two Palestinian gunmen opened fire at cars and a bus outside the settlement before fleeing the scene on Monday.

Israeli settlements are Jewish communities built on Palestinian land that has been taken by force from its owners. They are considered illegal under international law.

Roughly 700,000 Israeli settlers are living in at least 250 illegal settlements and outposts in the West Bank and occupied East Jerusalem.

Israeli settlers walk with batons and axes along a street in the town of Huwara in the occupied West Bank [File: Oren Ziv/AFP]
6 Jan 2025 - 20:35
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Developing

Death toll from Israel’s attack on Bureij rises

Our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic are reporting that the death toll from an Israeli attack on a house in the Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza has risen to four people.

A local stands next to a damaged house after Israeli attacks hit the Bureij refugee camp, in Gaza City on January 06, 2025 [Moiz Salhi/Anadolu]
6 Jan 2025 - 20:30
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Houthi

Death toll rises in today’s Israeli attacks on Gaza

Medical sources have told Al Jazeera that at least 22 people have been killed in attacks on the Gaza Strip by the Israeli army since the early hours of this morning.

6 Jan 2025 - 20:15
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WATCH: Shooting in the occupied West Bank kills three Israelis

A shooting has taken place near an illegal Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank, killing three Israelis and wounding several.

The Israeli army has launched a massive manhunt to track down the suspects, and Prime Minister Netanyahu said he approved broader “military operations”, both “offensive and defensive” in the West Bank.

Watch below to learn more:

6 Jan 2025 - 20:00
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Photos: Aftermath of an Israeli strike on Gaza’s Bureij refugee camp

Residents are seen in their damaged houses following Israeli attacks on the Bureij refugee camp in Gaza City on January 6, 2025, with people reportedly killed and injured in the attack [Moiz Salhi/Anadolu Agency]
[Moiz Salhi/Anadolu Agency]
[Moiz Salhi/Anadolu Agency]
[Moiz Salhi/Anadolu Agency]

6 Jan 2025 - 19:45
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Israel makes ‘no distinction’ for humanitarians in Gaza: UN

In Gaza, the Israeli military is not making a distinction for humanitarian workers, according to the head of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), speaking after Israel’s latest attack on a World Food Programme (WFP) aid convoy in the Gaza Strip.

“Humanitarian workers, whoever they are, have been regularly a target,” Philippe Lazzarini said in a post on X. “This blatant disregard cannot be the new norm.”

Cindy McCain, the executive director of the WFP, said it was “completely unacceptable” that the Israeli military again hit a vehicle carrying humanitarians in Gaza.

6 Jan 2025 - 19:30
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US envoy says Israeli army withdrawals from western Lebanon to continue until military fully out

US envoy Amos Hochstein says that he was happy to see the Israeli army withdraw from the western sector of Lebanon back to Israel.

In a news conference in Lebanon following meetings with top Lebanese officials, Hochstein said these withdrawals would continue until the Israeli army was completely out of the country.

He also said he expected all sides to respect the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah that has been in force since late November.

“I have no reason not to expect that all parties – all parties – will remain committed to implementing the agreement that they agreed to,” he said.

Despite his assurances, Lebanese authorities have been accusing Israel of near-daily ceasefire violations, and reports indicate that Israel may intend to keep troops in Lebanon beyond the original 60-day period laid out for its withdrawal.

On Hezbollah’s side, chief Naim Qassem said yesterday that the group is ready to respond to what he termed Israeli ceasefire violations.

Amos Hochstein smiles upon his arrival to meet with Lebanese Parliament speaker Nabih Berri in Beirut, Lebanon, on Monday, January 6, 2025 [Hussein Malla/AP Photo]