UN and WHO officials report horrific stories of Palestinian survivors of Israeli bombings in Al-Maghazi refugee camp, while Yahya Sinwar says Hamas fighters are inflicting heavy damage to Israeli forces. In Hebron, the Israeli army kills two people.
Casualties
- 20,674+ killed* and at least 54,536 wounded in the Gaza Strip.
- 305 Palestinians killed in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem
- Israel revises its estimated October 7 death toll down from 1,400 to 1,147.
- 491 Israeli soldiers killed since October 7, and at least 1,952 injured.
*This figure was confirmed by Gaza’s Ministry of Health on December 25. Due to breakdowns in communication networks within the Gaza Strip, the Ministry of Health in Gaza has been unable to regularly and accurately update its tolls since mid-November. Some rights groups put the death toll number closer to 28,000 when accounting for those presumed dead.
Key Developments
- Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar says fighters inflicted loss and damage to Israeli forces, targeting no less than 5,000 soldiers and attacking 750 military vehicles since October 7.
- Israeli military says air force launched more that 100 strikes in 24 hours in Gaza.
- Palestine Red Crescent Society says offices in Khan Yunis bombed by Israeli artillery shelling, destroying upper floor and injuring several Palestinians taking shelter.
- WHO team hears harrowing stories of Palestinian survivors of Israeli bombardment in Al-Maghazi refugee camp, which killed 70 people.
- Israeli forces heavily bomb neighborhoods in Khan Younis and vicinity of Nasser Hospital as it attempts to win foothold in southern Gaza.
- Israeli forces kill two Palestinians in Al-Fawwar refugee camp in Hebron, south of West Bank.
- Israeli forces arrest prominent political activist Khalida Jarrar after raiding her house in Ramallah.
- Israeli forces raid Nur Shams refugee camp in Tulkarem for nearly eight hours, blowing up three properties and arresting several Palestinians.