MBABANE:Israeli forces allegedly killed at least twenty-eight(28) Palestinians, including children and women, in Gaza on New Year’s Day as rain, cold and a lack of food worsens the humanitarian crisis caused by the 14-month-long war, Aljazeera reported on Thursday.
“Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz warns Hamas that if it does not stop attacks on his country and does not release captives held in Gaza, the group “will receive blows with a force not seen for a long time”, reads the Aljazeera report.

Smoke rises from an Israeli strike as the Israeli military conducts operations inside the Gaza Strip, January 1, 2025 [Kai Pfaffenbach/ Reuters]