israel defense forces site over the last few days, it 600 targets, and overnight, the idf says dozens of terrorists were killed in continued ground operations. according to cnn analysis of video published by israeli media, idf forces have advanced about three kilometers inside gaza. as a ground invasion expands, the united nations is warning of growing hunger and desperation in gaza, after people broke into warehouses to take survival essentials. u.n. secretary-general says the situation there is growing more desperate by the hour. the world is witnessing a human catastrophe taking place before our eyes. more than 2 million people with nowhere safe to go are being denied essentials for life. food, water, shelter, and medical care, while being subjected to relentless bombardment. i urge all those with responsibility to step back from the brink. in the meantime, the palestinian red crescent society says israel is continuing to launch airstrikes, next to the hospital in ga
and then land offensive on the north of the strip. after 22 hospitals in northern gaza, cnn has identified 20 that have been damaged or destroyed between october 7 and december 7. imagery analyzed by cnn shows over half have been directly attacked. several including the two largest in gaza, al-shifa and al-quds directly attacked. this evidence suggests where cnn found evidence a misfired rocket is likely responsible for a deadly blalast. but ththis appears t to be the exceptioion. israelel and u.s. intelligenency hamamas used many of these hospitals as command or control centers, a claim hamas denies. while protected under international humanitarian law, a hospital s protection during war is not absolute. there are instances where those protections can be lost and that is for such time as