Gaza war: More than 200 killed in 24 hours as Israeli strikes intensify

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24-12-2023, 09:04

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INA- SOURCES

Gaza officials said Saturday that more than 200 people had been killed in Israeli strikes in 24 hours, as violence rages on after a UN resolution demanded more aid into the besieged territory.

Israel pressed on with its offensive focusing on the southern Gaza Strip, with clouds of grey and black smoke rising over Khan Younis city.
201 people were reported in the past 24 hours across the territory, updating the death toll since the start of the war to 20,258, most of them women and children.

Saturday's strikes came after the Security Council approved a resolution demanding "immediate, safe and unhindered" deliveries of life-saving aid to Gaza "at scale".

It also called for the creation of "conditions for a sustainable cessation of hostilities", but did not seek an immediate end to combat.

Members had wrangled for days over the wording, and it is still unclear what if any impact the vote will have on the ground.

SOURCE: THE NEW ARAB