(11 Dec 2023)
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Rafah crossing, Gaza side - 11 December 2023
1. Various of aid trucks seen entering Gaza through Rafah crossing
2. Various of smoke rising in the distance
STORYLINE:
More aid trucks were seen entering Gaza through the Rafah border crossing on Monday, as fighting continued with smoke seen rising in the distance.
It comes as Palestinians have faced severe shortages of food, water and other basic goods in the Gaza Strip with very little aid allowed in since the start of the Israel-Hamas war.
On Monday, Israeli forces battled Palestinian militants in Gaza's two largest cities, with civilians still sheltering along the front lines even after massive waves of displacement across the besieged territory.
Israel has pledged to keep fighting until it removes Hamas from power, dismantles its military capabilities and returns all of the scores of hostages still held by Palestinian militants after being captured during the October 7 surprise attack into Israel that ignited the war.
With the war in its third month, the Palestinian death toll in Gaza has surpassed 17,900, the majority women and children, according to the Health Ministry in the Hamas-controlled territory.
The ministry does not differentiate between civilian and combatant deaths.
Some 1,200 people have been killed on the Israeli side, mostly civilians killed during the October 7 attack, in which Hamas and other militants also captured more than 240 people, including babies, women and older adults.
More than 100 captives were released during a weeklong cease-fire late last month in exchanges for women and minors held in Israeli prisons.
AP video by Mohammad Jahjouh
Produced by Najib Jobain
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