Day 92 of Hamas-Israel war blog: Saturday, Jan. 6

The son of Al Jazeera's bureau chief has been killed in an Israeli strike as the number of journalists killed in Gaza soars.

Rina Bassist, Ezgi Akin, Beatrice Farhat, Elizabeth Hagedorn, Adam Lucente, Jack Dutton, Jared Szuba and Al-Monitor’s contributors on the ground in Gaza, the West Bank and Israel contributed to this blog.

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Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024

11:24 pm: Seven Palestinians, two Israelis killed in West Bank

Nine people were killed Sunday in the occupied West Bank, including seven Palestinians, in an airstrike by the Israeli army, sources on both sides said.

Violence in the West Bank since the start of Israel's war with Gaza-based Hamas militants has surged to levels unseen in nearly two decades. Israeli forces carry out regular raids in the occupied territory, especially in the militant stronghold of Jenin and its adjacent refugee camp. Read the full report here.

10:00 pm: Israel says part of Hamas 'dismantled' as war enters fourth month

Israel said it had "dismantled" Hamas's military leadership in northern Gaza as its war against the Palestinian group entered a fourth month Sunday, with fears mounting that the conflict could spread into neighboring Lebanon. Read the full report here.

1:15 pm: Amid warnings to Houthis, US military downs another drone over Red Sea  

US military forces shot down a drone early Saturday over the Red Sea in international waters near several commercial vessels, the Pentagon said.

The incident came just days after a 12-nation group led by the United States warned Houthi rebels in Yemen against continuing their attacks on Red Sea shipping.

The US Central Command said in a social media post Saturday that "an unmanned aerial vehicle launched from Iranian-backed Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen was shot down in self-defense" by the USS Laboon, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer. Read the full report here.

6:05 am: How Gaza war is complicating Iran's pledge to avenge deadly bombings

Despite a claim of responsibility by the Islamic State, Iranian officials continued to point fingers at Israel and the United States as the main culprits yet kept their promise for revenge vague as the region remains on edge due to the Gaza war. Our correspondent in Tehran reports.

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