Israel-Hamas war, day 20 
October 26, 2023


LEBANON 
SYRIA
ISRAEL
West Bank
Tel Aviv
Jerusalem
Gaza Strip
JORDAN
EGYPT
2 3 4
80km 50 miles


GAZA STRIP
EVACUATION ZONE 
Gaza City
Salah al-Din evacuation road
Nuseirat
Wadi Gaza
Khan Younis
Rafah
Rafah crossing
Kerem Shalom
ISRAEL
Ashkelon
Erez crossing
Sderot
CLOSED MILITARY ZONE
1
8km 5 miles

	DEAD	Injured 
Israel	1,405	5,431
Gaza 	6,546 	17,439

Hamas rocket attacks 
Israeli air/artillery strikes 
Clashes 
Border checkpoint (closed) 
Refugee camps


1 Gaza: IDF sends in tanks for first time in “limited incursion”, attacking Hamas targets before withdrawing

Israel reportedly delaying ground invasion until air defences in place to protect U.S. forces in region

WHO* calls for Hamas to prove hostages still alive and release them

2 Syria: Israeli air strikes on Syrian army in Daara and Aleppo runway

3 Lebanon: Hezbollah stages six attacks on IDF infrastructure, fires surface-to-air missile

4 Israel: U.S. to send its entire Iron Dome missile defence stockpile to Israel


*World Health Organisation 
 

Sources: Reuters, BBC, Haaretz, Al Jazeera
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