哈马斯和以色列之间的临时停火于12月1日结束，以色列恢复了对加沙的轰炸。
在哈马斯释放了其武装分子在10月7日突袭以色列期间劫持的200多名人质中的100多人后，停火结束。作为交换，以色列从以色列监狱释放了200多名巴勒斯坦人。
我们对这场冲突的了解
以色列和哈马斯的战争现在已经过了两个月大关.
根据加沙哈马斯控制的卫生部和哈马斯政府媒体办公室发布的数据，自10月7日以来，加沙地带已有至少18，600人被以色列军队杀害，另有5万多人受伤。
据以色列国防军称，自10月7日以来，哈马斯和其他巴勒斯坦武装分子已在以色列造成至少1200人死亡，6900人受伤。
在以色列占领的约旦河西岸，暴力事件也激增。据巴勒斯坦卫生当局称，自10月7日以来，以色列军队已在该地区杀害了至少270名巴勒斯坦人。
联合国报道:约旦河西岸巴勒斯坦人死亡人数最多的一年
根据联合国近东巴勒斯坦难民救济和工程处的统计，自10月7日以来，已有271名巴勒斯坦人在约旦河西岸被以色列安全部队杀害，其中包括69名儿童。该机构称，自联合国开始记录伤亡人数以来，这是约旦河西岸巴勒斯坦人死亡人数最多的一年。
美国希望凯雷姆沙洛姆过境点将很快开放过境
美国国务院发言人马特·米勒说，美国希望以色列-加沙-埃及边境的凯雷姆·沙洛姆过境点能够很快开放供人道主义援助检查。
“我们希望凯雷姆沙洛姆能够很快开放过境。我的理解是，这是今天摆在以色列政府面前的问题，今天可能会就此进行投票，”米勒说。他说:“我们希望这项提议能够得到批准，凯雷姆沙洛姆能够开放，不仅是为了检查，也是为了让货物能够通过凯雷姆沙洛姆进入加沙。这将缓解加沙和埃及之间的拉法口岸的交通状况，并有助于把更多的援助送到有需要的人手中。”
内塔尼亚胡和沙利文将于周四会晤
以色列总理本雅明·内塔尼亚胡将于周四会见将于周四抵达以色列的国家安全顾问杰克·沙利文。
路透社克洛达·基尔科因
2023年12月8日，以色列内阁部长、前军事领导人加迪·艾森科特(Gadi Eizenkot)在以色列总理本雅明·内塔尼亚胡的慰问下，参加了他儿子、以色列士兵加尔·梅厄·艾森科特(Gal Meir Eisenkot)的葬礼，他在以色列赫兹利亚的加沙北部被杀。
国家安全委员会发言人约翰·柯比说，沙利文将与以色列人讨论再次停火、释放更多人质以及扩大人道主义援助的机会。
柯比说:“杰克还将讨论军事行动的下一阶段，以及如何更精确、更精确地减少对平民的伤害。”。
他说，这些将是“极其严肃的对话”，希望它们是“建设性的”
拜登从与美国人质家属的会面中被“感动”
美国国家安全委员会发言人约翰·柯比说，美国总统乔·拜登在周三的会面中被美国人质家属的故事“感动”。
“总统非常感谢他们给他的时间。他被他们的故事，他们感受到的爱，他们仍然怀有的希望所感动，”科比说。
“对这些家庭来说，这是艰难的日子。但当我们都在为已经到来的假期做准备时，我们最好记住，对他们来说，餐桌上会有一把空椅子，”科比说。
“会有无法抑制的疼痛、担忧和恐惧，”他说。“所以我们都应该把它们记在心里。”
Kirby补充说，拜登向这些家庭承诺“我们将让他们了解过程中的每一步”。
Israel-Gaza live updates: Families of US hostages speak out after Biden meeting
The temporary cease-fire between Hamas and Israel ended on Dec. 1, and Israel has resumed its bombardment of Gaza.
The end of the cease-fire came after Hamas freed over 100 of the more than 200 people its militants took hostage during the Oct. 7 surprise attack on Israel. In exchange, Israel released more than 200 Palestinians from Israeli prisons.
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What we know about the conflict
The Israel-Hamas war has nowpassed the two-month mark.
In the Gaza Strip, at least 18,600 people have been killed and more than 50,000 others have been wounded by Israeli forces since Oct. 7, according to figures released by Gaza's Hamas-run Ministry of Health and the Hamas government media office.
In Israel, at least 1,200 people have been killed and 6,900 others have been injured by Hamas and other Palestinian militants since Oct. 7, according to the Israel Defense Forces.
There has also been a surge in violence in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Israeli forces have killed at least 270 Palestinians in the territory since Oct. 7, according to Palestinian health authorities.
Deadliest year ever for Palestinians in West Bank: UN
There have been 271 Palestinians, including 69 children, killed in the West Bank by Israeli Security Forces since Oct. 7, according to the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. It's been the deadliest year for Palestinians in the West Bank since the United Nations began recording casualties, the agency said.
US hopes Kerem Shalom border crossing will open for transit soon
The U.S. hopes that the Kerem Shalom crossing at the Israel-Gaza-Egypt border, which opened for inspections of humanitarian aid on Tuesday, will open for transit soon, State Department spokesperson Matt Miller said.
“We hope that Kerem Shalom will be open for transit soon. It's my understanding that that's a matter that's before the Israeli government today -- there may be a vote on it today,” Miller said. “We hope it will be approved and that Kerem Shalom will be opened not just for inspections, but for cargo to move in through Kerem Shalom, which would alleviate some of the traffic situation that has existed at [the] Rafah [crossing between Gaza and Egypt] and would help get more aid into the people who need it,” he said.
Netanyahu and Sullivan to meet Thursday
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet on Thursday with national security adviser Jake Sullivan, who is arriving in Israel on Thursday.
Sullivan will talk to the Israelis about another cease-fire, getting more hostages released and opportunities to expand humanitarian aid, National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said.
“Jake will also discuss the next phase of the military campaign and efforts to be more surgical and more precise and to reduce harm to civilians," Kirby said.
He said these will be “extremely serious conversations” with the hope they will be “constructive.”
Biden was ‘moved’ from meeting with families of American hostages
President Joe Biden was “moved” by the stories from the families of American hostages during their meeting on Wednesday, National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said.
“The president was very grateful for the time that they afforded him. And he was moved by their stories, by the love they feel, by the hope that they still harbor,” Kirby said.
"These are difficult days for these families. But as we all prepare for the holiday season that's already upon us, we would do well to remember that for them, there's going to be an empty chair at the table," Kirby said.
"There's going to be irrepressible ache and worry and fear," he said. "So we should all keep them in our thoughts."
Biden promised the families "that we're going to keep them informed every single step of the way," Kirby added.
