Israel-Hamas war, day 88

January 2, 2024


LEBANON 
ISRAEL
SYRIA
Tel Aviv
Gaza Strip
West Bank
Jerusalem
EGYPT
JORDAN
4
50km 30 miles


Erez Crossing
Beit Lahia
1 GAZA STRIP
Jabalia
2 Mediterranean Sea 
Gaza City
Beit Hanoun
Nuseirat
Deir el-Balah
Salah al-Din Road
Maghazi 
3 ISRAEL
Evacuation route
Al Mawasi
Khan Younis
EGYPT
Rafah
Rafah crossing
Kerem Shalom
8km 5 miles

Since Oct 7	Dead 	Injured 
Israel* 	1,381 	8,787 
Gaza† 		22,185 	57,035 
West Bank 	324 	3,800
Lebanon 	117

Evacuation zones
Israeli ground advances 
Hamas and other attacks 
Israeli strikes
Clashes


1 Gaza: IDF withdraws five brigades, mainly reservists, in shift to more targeted operations against Hamas

Some withdrawn troops to be redeployed to Lebanon border

2 Mediterranean Sea: Aircraft carrier USS Gerald Ford will return to U.S.

3 Israel: Evacuated communities 4-7km north of Gaza Strip will return

Israel will defend itself against accusations of genocide brought by South Africa at international court

4 Syria: IDF strikes Syrian Army positions also manned by Hezbollah
 

*Over 200 hostages seized †Unverified


Sources: Reuters, BBC  
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