Evening recap

Hello Middle East Eye readers. On Saturday, Israel continued its monthslong siege on northern Gaza, bombing several sites in the area. One particular strike on a residence in the Tal al-Zataar area killed more than 40 Palestinians, in the latest high death toll massacre.

The total number of Palestinians killed since the beginning of Saturday is at least 100.

Also on Saturday, Israeli forces killed aid workers from two different international charities. Save The Children said that one of its staff members was killed in a strike, while three of World Central Kitchen's workers were also killed.

Meanwhile, Hamas' armed wing, the Qassam Brigades, released a video of an Israeli-American soldier the group is holding captive in Gaza. The soldier pleaded with US President-elect Donald Trump to secure a deal that would see all captives in Gaza be released.

Here's what else you need to know about Saturday's developments in Gaza:

Hamas has called for an international probe to be conducted into Israel's alleged use of weapons that are "vaporising" the bodies of Palestinians.
Israel launched several attacks on southern Lebanon, despite the ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah. One Israeli drone attack struck the Rub Thalatheen village in southern Lebanon, killing two people and wounded two others. Another Israeli attack hit a car in the Majdal Zoun village.
At least six Palestinians were killed by an Israeli strike on a house sheltering displaced people in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza.
The Israeli army said that one of its soldiers, 20-year-old Zamir Burke was killed in combat in northern Gaza.
The Commission of Prisoners' Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoner's society said that Israeli forces had arrested at least 16 Palestinians in the West Bank. The arrests took place across the governorates of Qalqilya, Nablus, Hebron, Tulkarem and Jerusalem.
Israel's former defence minister Moshe Ya'alon said Israel's campaign in Gaza is going down the path of ethnic cleansing in Gaza.