Medical personnel in the Gaza Strip reported on January 3 that from the evening of the 2nd to the morning of the 3rd, the Israeli Defense Forces attacked multiple areas in central Gaza, including Deir al-Balah, leading to at least 30 deaths, including women and children. On the 3rd, the Israeli Defense Forces issued a statement saying that in the previous day, the army carried out airstrikes on about 40 Hamas assembly points and command and control centers in Gaza based on intelligence information, some of which were located in areas previously used as schools. (CCTV News)