ISRAEL GAZA CONFLECT

epa11018246 A photo taken while embedded with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) shows Israeli soldiers standing next to the entrance to a tunnel in the Palestinian refugee camp of Jabalia, on the outskirts of the city of Gaza, northern Gaza Strip, 08 December 2023. Israeli forces resumed military strikes on Gaza after a week-long truce expired on 01 December. More than 16,200 Palestinians and at least 1,200 Israelis have been killed, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), since Hamas militants launched an attack against Israel from the Gaza Strip on 07 October, and the Israeli operations in Gaza and the West Bank which followed it. The Israeli military stated that its forces are involved in 'ground operations' against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, including the south of the enclave. EPA/ATEF SAFADI