PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES: Israel carried out deadly bombardments in Gaza for a second day on Saturday after a weeklong truce with Hamas collapsed despite international calls for an extension. BACK TO BOMBARDMENT Three Palestinians inspect a building damaged during an Israeli strike in Rafah, on the southern Gaza Strip, on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023. "What we're doing now is striking Hamas military targets all over the Gaza Strip," Jonathan Conricus, Israel Defense Forces spokesman, told reporters on Saturday. But in a diplomatic breakthrough, both sides agreed to a seven-day truce, during which Hamas freed 80 Israeli hostages in exchange for 240 Palestinian prisoners, and more aid entered Gaza. The Israeli military said "ground, air and naval forces struck terror targets in the north and south of the Gaza Strip, including in Khan Younis and Rafah."

Source: Manila Times December 02, 2023 17:07 UTC