UNIFIL (UN Interim Force in Lebanon) is concerned about the deterioration of security in southern Lebanon since the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7. — AFP
- The Gaza Strip began the year under bombardment, with the Israeli army saying the war against Palestinian Hamas would continue “throughout” 2024.
- Israel vowed to destroy Hamas after the attack carried out from Gaza by the movement, which left around 1,140 dead, most of them civilians, according to a count based on the latest official Israeli figures.
- In Gaza, Israeli military operations of retaliation left 21,978 dead, the majority of them women, adolescents and children, according to a new report announced Monday by the Hamas Ministry of Health.