Israel-Gaza War Day 80: ‘We don’t have peace on Earth,’ Benjamin Netanyahu tells world in Christmas message| 10 Updates

Israel-Gaza War Day 80: on Sunday conveyed a message to the global Christian community, emphasizing that Israel still grapples with the absence of lasting peace. Here are the top ten updates on the Israel-Gaza war: 1. “To our friends around the world, Merry Christmas,” Netanyahu said, adding, “Christmas is supposed to be a time of goodwill to all men and peace on Earth.

Well, we don’t have peace on Earth, not in our part anyway, and we certainly don’t see goodwill to all men. We’re facing monsters,” he explained, “monsters who murdered in front of their parents and parents in front of their children, who raped and beheaded women, who burned babies alive, who took babies, hostages,” Netanyahu added as reported by . Also Read: 2.

reported that the military said on Sunday that five Israeli hostages, who had been killed while in Hamas captivity, were recovered from an underground tunnel network in the northern . The announcement included footage depicting a white-tiled bathroom and workroom connected by dark concrete-lined passages. 3.

The publication left open the question of how they had died, with chief military spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari saying post-mortems were pending. “We will brief the families and then, depending on what they approve, the public,” he said. Also Read: 4.

An Israeli air strike targeted the Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza on Sunday, resulting in the death of 70 individuals, as reported by Palestinian health ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qidra. He expressed concern that the death toll was expected to rise, Reuters reported. “What is happening at the Maghazi camp is a massacre that is being committed on a crowded residential square,” al-Qidra said.

5. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that the Gaza war was exacting a “very heavy price” as the toll of soldiers killed in fighting with Hamas mounted, reported. Also Read: 6.

“This is a difficult morning, after a very difficult day of fighting in Gaza,” Israeli PM said after the announced 14 soldiers had been killed in the Palestinian territory since Friday. The army announced on Sunday that an additional soldier lost his life, bringing the total to 15 troops killed since Friday and 154 since the commencement of Israel’s ground assault on October 27. 7.

Widespread discontent is directed at Netanyahu’s government for perceived failures in protecting civilians on Oct. 7 and for policies that contributed to Hamas’ strengthening over the years. Netanyahu has refrained from acknowledging responsibility for both military and policy shortcomings.

Also Read: 8. Efforts for a potential exchange of hostages for Palestinians held by Israel are ongoing. Ziyad al-Nakhalah, the head of Palestinian Islamic Jihad, participated in talks in Cairo on Sunday.

The group, involved in the Oct. 7 attack, expressed readiness to consider releasing hostages only after a cessation of hostilities. Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas’ top leader, had traveled to Cairo for discussions a few days earlier.

9. The Palestinian Red Crescent reported the death of a 13-year-old boy in an Israeli drone attack while he was inside al-Amal Hospital in Khan Younis, located in an area of Gaza where Israel’s military suspects the presence of Hamas leaders, reported. Also Read: 10.

As per a report by , Israel asserts that it has eliminated thousands of Hamas militants, although it has not presented evidence to support this claim. The Israeli military states that it is in the process of dismantling Hamas’ extensive tunnel network and targeting senior commanders. This operation is described by leaders as potentially taking months to complete.

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