epaselect epa11008548 Smoke rises after an explosion on the northern part of the Gaza Strip, as seen from Sderot, southern Israel, 03 December 2023. Israeli Air Force (IAF) fighter jets and helicopters struck targets in the Gaza Strip overnight, the IDF announced on 03 December, adding that over the last day IDF naval troops struck Hamas targets. Israeli forces hit targets in the Gaza Strip after a weeklong truce expired on 01 December. More than 15,000 Palestinians and at least 1,200 Israelis have been killed, according to the Gaza Government media office and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), since Hamas militants launched an attack against Israel from the Gaza Strip on 07 October, and the Israeli operations in Gaza and the West Bank which followed it. EPA/ATEF SAFADI