7am AEDT, 12 December
What’s happening?
Israel has announced the deaths of seven more soldiers, with fighting raging in Khan Younis.
The Israeli defence minister says the IDF has fully surrounded Jabaliya and Shejaia, in the northern Gaza Strip, with the Hamas battalions there on the brink of collapse. These were key Hamas sites the terror organisation did not want to lose.
83% of Israeli children are struggling with distress since 7 October, with the mental health system under severe strain.
Background
Israel has accused the UN of not doing enough to facilitate the entry of aid into Gaza.
Freed hostages are providing more harrowing accounts of life in Hamas captivity, including the sexual assault of hostages after 7 October.
Israel is now destroying Hezbollah infrastructure, not just those units launching attacks against Israel.
