Israel-Hamas war, day 76 December 21, 2023 Since Oct 7 DEAD Injured Israel* 1,406 8,730 Gaza 20,000+ 52,586 West Bank 278 3,365 Lebanon 106 LEBANON ISRAEL SYRIA Tel Aviv Jerusalem West Bank Gaza Strip JORDAN EGYPT 50km 30 miles GAZA STRIPE ISRAEL Erez crossing Beit Lahia Tufah Jabalia Shuja’iya Juhor ad Dik Gaza City Beit Hanoun Deir el-Balah Salah al-Din Road Evacuation route Al Mawasi Khan Younis Rafah Bani Suheila Rafah crossing Kerem Shalom 8km 5 miles EGYPT 1 2 3 4 5 Evacuation zones Israeli ground advances Hamas and other attacks Israeli strikes Clashes 11 Egypt: Hamas rejects Israeli offer of seven-day truce, insists on end to offensive before hostages released Islamic Jihad leaders – who also hold hostages – due for talks in Cairo 2 Gaza Strip: New UN ceasefire vote due amid tense negotiations on wording to avoid another U.S. veto 3 Gaza City: IDF says it has found Hamas command centre, with tunnels linking to homes of leadership 4 Tufah: IDF moves into final Hamas stronghold in Gaza City 5 Israel: Prisons close to capacity with more than 3,000 Palestinians arrested since Oct 7 Sources: Reuters, BBC *Over 200 hostages seized †Unverified © GRAPHIC NEWS