Day 83 of war: Israeli tanks advance deep into Gaza town after strikes cause new mass exodus
Thursday, 28 December 2023 Israeli tanks advanced into Bureij, a town in the central Gaza Strip. Israeli forces also struck the area around a hospital in Khan Younis, the main southern city in the Gaza Strip. The Palestinian health authorities reported 210 confirmed deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the total death toll of the war to 21,320. Thousands of people are fleeing from Nusseirat, Bureij, and Maghazi districts and seeking refuge in Deir al-Balah. The United Nations agency in Gaza said over 150,000 people have nowhere to go.
People rally at Rockefeller Center hold a statue of a nativity scene under the rubble in support of Palestinians in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. Israeli strikes on Christmas day destroyed the Al-Maghazi refugee camp and killed at least 70 people.
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