(16 Dec 2024) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Looking towards Gaza Strip, Southern Israel - 16 December 2024 1. Explosion and smoke rising in the Gaza Strip as seen from southern Israel STORYLINE: An explosion followed by smoke rising was seen from southern Israel into the Gaza Strip on Monday. The cause of the explosion was not immediately known. Health officials in the Gaza Strip say the death toll from the 14-month war between Israel and Hamas militants has topped 45,000 people. The