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Newsday: 21/12/2023 06:06 GMT : Hamas says 20,000 killed in Gaza as UN delays truce vote

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21/12/2023 06:06 GMT : Hamas says 20,000 killed in Gaza as UN delays truce vote

Hamas says 20,000 killed in Gaza as UN delays truce vote

BBC World Service - Newsday, Hamas says 20,000 killed in Gaza as UN delays truce vote

Israeli air strikes including on the city of Rafah and clashes with Hamas continue.

The stalled UN resolution is calling for “urgent and extended humanitarian pauses”

As the number of people killed in Gaza surpasses 20,000 a UN representative who has just returned from the strip says the figure is probably conservative as many people are still buried under the rubble.

One BBC cameraman in Gaza, whose family are among those to have fled south in hopes of escaping danger shares a harrowing personal account.

As consequences of the war continue to reverberate around the world, IKEA is the latest company to warn of a disruption to its services, following Houthi attacks on vessels in the Red Sea. 

Also championing impartiality, or threatening free speech? Why the decision by Poland's new government to take a public news channel off the air is causing controversy.

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