Israel Hamas war updates as on 31st December are as follows-
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In the 12 weeks of war, Israeli tanks moves inside Gaza districts-
Residents of Gaza have informed that on Saturday, Israeli tanks advanced further into central and southern Gaza amidst intense air and artillery attacks, intensifying a lethal offensive that has devastated a significant portion of the area and which Israel has indicated could extend for several more months.Israeli tanks pushed deeper into central and southern Gaza on Saturday under heavy air and artillery fire, residents said, pressing a deadly offensive that has razed much of the enclave and that Israel has said may last months more.
2. IDF strikes in Lebanon after Hezbollah rocket fire, reportedly targets Aleppo airport of Lebanon-
The IDF claims to have a “widespread” strikes on Hezbollah sites in Kfarkela in southern Lebanon. The IDF says Kfarkela is a Hezbollah stronghold, where the terror group uses the infrastructure in the area for terror purposes, exploiting the civilian population and using it as a human shield for its operations.
3. Hamas said to ‘agree in principle’ to resume talks with Israel on hostage deal-
Reportedly, Qatari mediators have informed Israel that Hamas is “principally in agreement” to reinitiate talks for the release of additional hostages captured by the terror group during the events of October 7. This agreement is contingent upon a ceasefire lasting up to a month in the Gaza Strip.
Almost the entire population of Gaza which is around 2.3 million, have been forced from their homes by Israel’s 12-week assault, triggered after Hamas and allied groups killed 1,200 people and captured 240 hostages in a rampage in southern Israel on Oct. 7.
The counter attack has killed at least 21,500 Palestinians, according to health authorities in Gaza, with more than 56,000 injured and thousands more feared dead under the rubble.
As per Israel official statement 170 of its military personnel have been killed in the Gaza fighting.
There is a risk that the conflict will spread across the region, drawing in Iran-aligned groups in Lebanon, Iraq, Syria and Yemen, that have exchanged fire with Israel and its U.S. ally, or targeted commercial ships.
