Israel-Hamas war, day 143 February 26, 2024 Since Oct 7 DEAD Injured Israel* 1,464 8,787 Gaza 29,782 70,043 West Bank 372 Lebanon 255 LEBANON ISRAEL SYRIA Tel Aviv Jerusalem West Bank Gaza Strip JORDAN EGYPT 50km 30 miles GAZA STRIP ISRAEL Erez crossing Beit Lahia Jabalia Nuseirat Gaza City Beit Hanoun Bureij Maghazi Deir el-Balah Maghazi Al Mawasi Khan Younis Rafah Rafah crossing Kerem Shalom 8km 5 miles EGYPT 1 2 3 4 Evacuation zones Israeli ground advances Hamas and other attacks Israeli strikes Clashes 1 Israel: Negotiators head to Qatar as U.S. says “basic contours” of hostage-prisoner deal established Hamas says comments by Netanyahu on potential agreement cast doubt over Israel’s willingness to secure deal 2 Erez Crossing: Israeli war cabinet approves direct aid to northern Gaza 3 Khan Younis: IDF ends operations at Nasser Hospital, 200 arrested 4 Rafah: IDF presents plan to evacuate civilians from combat zones in preparation for offensive 5 Ramallah: Palestinian government resigns due to escalating violence in West Bank and war on Gaza Sources: Reuters, BBC *Casualties unverified © GRAPHIC NEWS