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At least 68 Palestinians were killed following an Israeli air strike that hit a refugee camp in central Gaza, the Hamas-run health ministry has said.<\/p>\n

The deaths on Sunday (Christmas Eve) were the result of one of the bloodiest strikes since Israel<\/strong> declared war against Hamas<\/strong> following its incursion on 7 October.<\/p>\n

The strike hit the Maghazi refugee camp, east of Deir al Balah.<\/p>\n

It comes as the Israeli military said 15 soldiers were killed over the weekend – taking the total number of Israel Defence Force (IDF) personnel to have died in 11 weeks up to 480.<\/p>\n

The IDF said it was reviewing the report of an airstrike in Maghazi and was committed to minimising harm to civilians.<\/p>\n

Footage of the wounded being transported to hospitals was released by the humanitarian aid organisation, the Palestinian Red Crescent.<\/p>\n

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Medics said a separate Israeli airstrike in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, killed eight Palestinians.<\/p>\n

In the Israeli-occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem<\/strong>, Christmas celebrations were cancelled, in which tradition writes that Jesus was born.<\/p>\n

The traditional nativity scene in Manger Square was surrounded by barbed wire and rubble.<\/p>\n

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Fight on until ‘total victory’<\/strong><\/p>\n

The war has killed more than 20,000 Palestinians and displaced nearly 85% of Gaza’s population, according to the Hamas-run Palestinian health ministry, but Israel is standing firm behind their goal of destroying Hamas.<\/p>\n

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu<\/strong> said in a video statement on Sunday the war was extracting a heavy price but added: “We are doing everything to safeguard the lives of our warriors.”<\/p>\n

He said his country’s forces are going deeper into the Gaza Strip and that they will fight on until “total victory” over Hamas and the release of the remaining 129 captives.<\/p>\n

Read more:
The impossible conditions for children born into conflict
Chemical tanker attacked in Indian Ocean
Pro-Palestine protesters disrupt London street<\/strong><\/p>\n

But Hamas is still putting up tough resistance, evidenced by the deaths of the Israeli soldiers, four of whom were killed when their vehicle was struck by an anti-tank missile, the Israeli Army Radio said.<\/p>\n

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The IDF released further details of an operation to dismantle a network of Hamas tunnels, where the bodies of five hostages – Warrant Officer Ziv Dado, Sergeant Ron Sherman, Corporal Nik Beizer, Eden Zacharia, and Elia Toledano – were recovered.<\/p>\n

Many Hamas fighters were killed and hundreds of weapons found, the IDF said, in what it said was the group’s northern headquarters in Gaza.<\/p>\n

The tunnel network, which included two levels, passed beneath a school and a hospital and was connected to a shaft leading to the residence of the Commander of Hamas’ Northern Brigade, Ahmad Andur, the IDF said.<\/p>\n

On Sunday, Islamic Jihad – a smaller group allied to Hamas – said a delegation led by its exiled leader Ziad al Nakhalah was in Egypt.<\/p>\n

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His arrival followed talks attended by Hamas chief, Ismail Haniyeh, in recent days.<\/p>\n

Both groups have said they will not discuss any release of hostages unless Israel ends its war in Gaza, while the Israelis say they are willing to discuss only a temporary pause in fighting.<\/p>\n

It comes after the UN fell short of calling for a humanitarian ceasefire on 22 December, instead passing a resolution for increased aid<\/strong> to be transported into Gaza.<\/p>\n

The US abstained from the vote, as Israel’s most powerful ally. The resolution sparked criticism from both Israel and Hamas.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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