The Palestine Chronology

In the West Bank, Israeli settlers set fire to a tent in al-Minya for the second day in a row. Israeli settlers also destroy an agricultural structure in Farkha. Israeli forces shoot and injure 4 Palestinians during a raid in Qalqilya. Israeli forces also arrest 10 Palestinians during raids in and around Ramallah, Hebron, and Tulkarm. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Gaza City, Rafah, Dayr al-Balah, Beit Lahiya, Khan Yunis, and al-Bureij refugee camp, killing at least 44 people. Israeli forces also shell the Kamal Adwan Hospital, damaging electricity equipment and oxygen pumps. In Lebanon, 4 Israeli soldiers are killed in an Israeli caused explosion in southern Lebanon. In Syria, Israeli forces further expand their invasion of the Syrian territory in the Golan Heights. Israeli forces also bomb the customs headquarters and other buildings in Damascus. U.S. forces bomb 75 targets, saying they are linked to Islamic State. (AJ, AJ, AJ, AP, AX, HA, NYT, NYT, REU, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 12/8; AJ, HA, REU 12/9; UNOCHA 12/10; UNOCHA 12/12)

More than 44,708 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 17,500 children and 11,487 women, and around 106,050 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 808 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 170 children.  More than 6,500 people have been injured. Israel reports that 1,139 Israelis and foreign nationals have been killed and 5,400 have been injured in Israel since 10/7/2023, including Israeli soldiers. In addition, 381 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,463 injured in Gaza since the ground invasion began on 10/27/2023. Over 1.93 million Palestinians, nearly 85% of the population of Gaza, have been displaced since 10/7/2023. There has been a complete electricity blackout in Gaza since 10/12/2023 due to the Israeli blockade. 87% of all housing units in Gaza have been destroyed or severely damaged since 10/7/2023. (AJ, HA, WAFA 12/8)

Syrian president Bashar al-Assad flees Syria to Russia where he is granted amnesty, effectively ending the al-Assad regime’s control of the country. Opposition forces, led by Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham leader Abu Mohammad al-Julani, take control of Damascus after rapidly taking control of Aleppo, Homs, and Hama in the past week. Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits Israeli-occupied Syria, claiming the fall of al-Assad is a direct result of Israel’s war on Hezbollah and that the 1974 disengagement agreement with Syria “has collapsed,” prompting him to direct the military on 12/7 to “seize the buffer zone and the commanding positions nearby.” The Israeli military closes parts of the occupied Golan Heights to civilian movement. The PA issues a statement saying it stands by the Syrian people. (AJ, HA 12/7; AJ, AJ, AJ, AJ, AP, AX, HA, HA, NYT, NYT, NYT, NYT, REU, REU, REU, WAFA 12/8; AP, AP 12/9)

Pope Francis unveils the annual nativity scene in the Vatican, this year made by Palestinian artisans from Bethlehem. The Jesus figure in the nativity scene lays on a keffiyeh. (WAFA 12/8)

In the West Bank, Israeli settlers attack and injure 2 Palestinians during a raid in Taybeh. Israeli settlers also attack and injure a Palestinian man and vandalize his vehicle during a raid in Turmus ‘Ayya. Elsewhere, Israeli settlers set fire to a residential tent during a raid in al-Minya. Israeli settlers also vandalize 15 olive trees and a water well in Yasuf. Meanwhile, Israeli settlers vandalize homes, solar panels, and steal sheep during a raid in Yatta. Israeli forces shoot and kill a Palestinian man at the Qalandia checkpoint. Israeli forces also seize 3 vehicles during a raid in Birzeit and a vehicle during a raid in al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya. Elsewhere, Israeli forces arrest 12 Palestinians during late-night raids in and around Tulkarm, Nablus, and Ramallah. 2 Israeli soldiers are injured in a car ramming near Fawwar refugee camp. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Gaza City, Nuseirat refugee camp, Beit Lahiya, Rafah, Dayr al-Balah, Jabalia refugee camp, and al-Mawasi, killing at least 52 people. Israeli forces also bomb the Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahiya, injuring 4 Palestinians and disabling the generator, causing a power outage. A group of international doctors deployed by the WHO are evacuated from the hospital 5 days after arriving. An Israeli soldier is killed in southern Gaza. 18 Palestinians taken from Gaza in recent months are released to Gaza and taken to the European Hospital. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Beit Lif and Deir Siryan, killing 6 people. In Syria, Syrian government forces retreat from the Quneitra area after opposition forces start closing in on Damascus. Israel subsequently says it forces have invaded further into Syria to “strengthen the defense in the area.” (AJ, HA, HA, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 12/7; NYT 12/8; UNOCHA 12/10; UNOCHA 12/12)

More than 44,664 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 17,500 children and 11,487 women, and around 105,976 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 808 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 170 children.  More than 6,500 people have been injured. Israel reports that 1,139 Israelis and foreign nationals have been killed and 5,400 have been injured in Israel since 10/7/2023, including Israeli soldiers. In addition, 381 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,463 injured in Gaza since the ground invasion began on 10/27/2023. Over 1.93 million Palestinians, nearly 85% of the population of Gaza, have been displaced since 10/7/2023. There has been a complete electricity blackout in Gaza since 10/12/2023 due to the Israeli blockade. 87% of all housing units in Gaza have been destroyed or severely damaged since 10/7/2023. (AJ, HA, WAFA 12/7)

Qatari prime minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani says at the Doha Forum that he sees momentum in Gaza ceasefire talks in part is due to a push for a ceasefire by U.S. president-elect Donald Trump. Hamas Shura Council chairperson Muhammad Ismail Darwish meets with Turkish foreign minister Hakan Fidan on the sidelines of the forum. (AJ, AJ, HA, HA 12/7)

In the West Bank, Israeli settlers attack a Palestinian herder in al-Farisiya, forcing him to leave his land. Israeli settlers also set up an outpost in al-Burj. Israeli forces shoot and kill a Palestinian man during a raid in Balata refugee camp. Israeli forces also shoot and injure 4 Palestinians during a raid in Beit Furik. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Gaza City, Beit Lahiya, Rafah, Maghazi, Jabalia refugee camp, and Nuseirat refugee camp, reportedly killing more than 60 people, including at least 20 in Nuseirat refugee camp. Israeli forces also raid and forcibly evacuate the Kamal Adwan Hospital, reportingly killing 33 people, open fire at the Indonesian Hospital in Beit Lahiya, and shoot and kill a Red Crescent member in Khan Yunis. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Yohmor al-Chaqif, Zawtar al-Sharqiyah, and Odeisseh. In Syria, Israeli forces bomb the Arida and Jousieh crossings between Syria and Lebanon and deploy more troops to the Golan Heights. In Yemen, Houthi forces fire a missile at Israel which is intercepted before impact. (AJ, AJ, AP, HA, NYT, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 12/6; AJ 12/7; UNOCHA 12/10; UNOCHA 12/12)

More than 44,612 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 17,500 children and 11,487 women, and around 105,834 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 807 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 170 children.  More than 6,500 people have been injured. Israel reports that 1,139 Israelis and foreign nationals have been killed and 5,400 have been injured in Israel since 10/7/2023, including Israeli soldiers. In addition, 380 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,463 injured in Gaza since the ground invasion began on 10/27/2023. Over 1.93 million Palestinians, nearly 85% of the population of Gaza, have been displaced since 10/7/2023. There has been a complete electricity blackout in Gaza since 10/12/2023 due to the Israeli blockade. 87% of all housing units in Gaza have been destroyed or severely damaged since 10/7/2023. (AJ, HA, WAFA 12/6)

Hamas official Basem Naim says ceasefire negotiations have resumed. (AJ, AP, AP, HA 12/6)

The Arab League postpones an emergency meeting on Israel’s attacks on Palestine scheduled for 12/8. (WAFA 12/6)

The German foreign ministry says Germany rejects Amnesty International’s report from 12/5 that says Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. The ministry says that it does not believe Israel is intending to carry out a genocide.  (AJ 12/6)

UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres tweets “[t]he catastrophe in Gaza is nothing short of a complete breakdown of our common humanity. The nightmare must stop. We cannot continue to look away.” (AJ, WAFA 12/7)

Anadolu news agency reports that Israel has violated the ceasefire in Lebanon 155 times since 11/27/ (AJ 12/7)

In the West Bank, Israeli settlers place barbed wire around the homes of 12 Palestinian families in ‘Ain al-Hilweh. Israeli forces uproot around 60 olive trees and destroy water irrigation networks in Nahalin. Israeli forces also fire tear gas at Palestinians during raids in Beit Furik, Qalqilya, Dura, Fawwar refugee camp, and Kafr Dan. Meanwhile, Israeli forces arrest 28 Palestinians during late-night raids in and around Hebron, Nablus, Ramallah, Tulkarm, Tubas, and Jerusalem. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Gaza City, Rafah, Beit Lahiya, and Nuseirat refugee camp, killing 48 Palestinians, including 15 people in an apartment building in Beit Lahiya and 2 patients at the Kamal Adwan Hospital. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Bint Jbeil, injuring 5 people. (AJ, AP, HA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 12/5; UNOCHA 12/10)

More than 44,580 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 17,500 children and 11,487 women, and around 105,739 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 806 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 170 children.  More than 6,500 people have been injured. Israel reports that 1,139 Israelis and foreign nationals have been killed and 5,400 have been injured in Israel since 10/7/2023, including Israeli soldiers. In addition, 380 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,463 injured in Gaza since the ground invasion began on 10/27/2023. Over 1.93 million Palestinians, nearly 85% of the population of Gaza, have been displaced since 10/7/2023. There has been a complete electricity blackout in Gaza since 10/12/2023 due to the Israeli blockade. 87% of all housing units in Gaza have been destroyed or severely damaged since 10/7/2023. (AJ, UNOCHA, WAFA 12/5)

The Palestinian Prisoners Society announces that Palestinian prisoner Alaa Marwan Hamza Mahlawi has died in the Naqab Prison after being taken from Gaza on 12/21/2023 and says that Israel is withholding the bodies of 46 Palestinians who have died in Israeli prisons since 10/7/2023. (AJ, WAFA 12/5)

Amnesty International says that it has found that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. Amnesty says Israel is violating at least 5 acts banned by the 1948 Genocide Convention, including killings, causing serious bodily or mental harm, and deliberately inflicting conditions calculated to bring about a group’s physical destruction. U.S. State Department deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel says the U.S. finds the allegations of genocide are “unfounded.” The Israeli Foreign Ministry calls Amnesty “a deplorable and fanatical organization” that has “once again produced a fabricated report.”  (AI, AJ, AJ, AP, AP, HA, NYT, REU, REU, WAFA 12/5)

PA prime minister Mohammad Mustafa speaks to new EU high commissioner for foreign affairs Kaja Kallas about the need for EU recognition of a Palestinian state and for the EU to pressure Israel to end its attacks on Gaza. (AJ, WAFA, WAFA 12/5)

Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich tells employees of the Civil Administration that he hopes to close the department as Israel is going to annex the West Bank during the upcoming Trump administration. Smotrich says he has spoken to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and ambassador to the U.S. Yechiel Leiter about annexation. (AJ 12/5)

The PA tables 2 draft resolutions at the UN General Assembly set to be voted on on 12/11. The first resolution demands an immediate ceasefire in Gaza while the second deplores Israel’s judicial and physical attacks on UNRWA. (AJ 12/6)

German military chief of staff Carsten Breuer meets with Israeli military chief of staff Herzi Halevi in Israel. (AJ 12/6)

Hezbollah says Israel has violated the ceasefire agreement in Lebanon more than 60 times. (AJ 12/5)

U.S. secretary of state Antony Blinken meets with Israeli foreign minister Gideon Saar in Malta, discussing the need for more aid to enter Gaza. (AJ, HA 12/5)

Former Israeli defense minister Yoav Gallant is in New York. The U.S. says it will not arrest Gallant as it rejects the validity of the ICC arrest warrant issued for him. (AJ 12/6)

In the West Bank, Israeli settlers set fire to a home and 2 vehicles during a raid in Huwwara. Israeli settlers also start fires in Beit Furik. Meanwhile, Israeli settlers attack Israeli soldiers, injuring 2. Israeli forces beat an elderly Palestinian man to death on his own land in Aqraba. Israeli forces, dressed as Palestinian civilians also raid the Arab Specialized Hospital in Nablus, arresting a Palestinian patient. Elsewhere, Israeli forces demolish 2 commercial structures in Huwwara. Israeli forces also prevent Palestinians from working their land in Shaab al-Butum in the Masafer Yatta area. Meanwhile, Israeli forces arrest 22 Palestinians during raids in and around Qalqilya, Tubas, Bethlehem, Ramallah, Hebron, and Nablus. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Gaza City, al-Bureij refugee camp, Rafah, Nuseirat refugee camp, Dayr al-Balah, Khan Yunis, Beit Lahiya, and al-Mawasi, killing at least 30 people, including at least 21 in an airstrike on al-Mawasi. Israeli forces also injure 3 medics in the Kamal Adwan Hospital courtyard in a drone strike and blow-up homes using booby-trapped robots in Beit Lahiya. Meanwhile, Israeli forces force thousands of Palestinians to evacuate Beit Lahiya and walk south. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Majdal Zoun, Khiam, Sawwaneh, Zawtar, and Aitaroun. (AJ, AP, AP, HA, HA, REU, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 12/4; AJ, AJ, HA, NYT, UNOCHA, WAFA 12/5; UNOCHA 12/10)

More than 44,532 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 17,500 children and 11,487 women, and around 105,538 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 806 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 170 children.  More than 6,500 people have been injured. Israel reports that 1,139 Israelis and foreign nationals have been killed and 5,400 have been injured in Israel since 10/7/2023, including Israeli soldiers. In addition, 380 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,463 injured in Gaza since the ground invasion began on 10/27/2023. Over 1.93 million Palestinians, nearly 85% of the population of Gaza, have been displaced since 10/7/2023. There has been a complete electricity blackout in Gaza since 10/12/2023 due to the Israeli blockade. 87% of all housing units in Gaza have been destroyed or severely damaged since 10/7/2023. 11 Palestinian children with cancer and their 20 companions are evacuated from Gaza to Jordan for treatment. (AJ, HA, WAFA, WAFA 12/4)

The Palestinian Prisoners Society reports that 45-year-old Palestinian prisoner Mohammad Walkid Hussein Ali has died in an Israeli prison after being arrested last week. (AJ, WAFA 12/4; UNOCHA 12/12)

AP reports that Hamas and Fatah are close to reaching an agreement on the future governance of Gaza after negotiations in Egypt. (AJ, AP, HA 12/4)

The Lebanese health ministry says 4,047 people have been killed in Israeli attacks since 10/8/2023, while 16,638 others have been injured. (AJ, HA, REU 12/4)

Qatari prime minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani says the incoming Trump administration wants a ceasefire deal in Gaza “now, today even.” Israeli foreign minister Gideon Saar says Israel is serious about reaching a ceasefire deal to release the captives. Saar also meets with new EU high commissioner for foreign policy Kaja Kallas, saying Israel wants to “open a new page in our relations” with the EU. Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff was reportedly in Qatar and Israel in November, discussing ceasefire negotiations. Axios reports that Israel has given Hamas an updated ceasefire proposal through Qatari and Egyptian mediators. (AJ, AX, HA, REU 12/4; AJ, AP, HA 12/5)

The Government Pension Fund of Norway divests from the Israeli telecom company Bezeq, citing Bezeq’s services in Israeli settlements. (AJ, HA, REU, WAFA 12/4)

In the West Bank, Israeli forces bomb Aqabah, killing 2 people and injuring another. Israeli forces also ram and injure a Palestinian child and injure others with tear gas during a raid in Nablus. Elsewhere, Israeli forces shoot and injure a Palestinian man during a raid in al-Mazra’a ash-Sharqiya. Israeli forces also raid the government hospital in Tubas, arresting a doctor and a nurse. Meanwhile, Israeli forces raid al-Mughayyir, causing tear-gas related injuries. Israeli forces also demolish a home and raze agricultural lands in Nabi Samwil. Separately, Israeli forces demolish a home and an agricultural structure in Nahalin. Israeli forces also uproot around 300 olive tree saplings in Jayyus. Meanwhile, Israeli forces issue demolition notices for a school and 3 homes in Umm al-Safaa. Israeli forces also arrest 18 Palestinians during raids in and around Salfit, Hebron, Ramallah Bethlehem, and Nablus. In East Jerusalem, Israeli forces shoot and kill a Palestinian child in Silwan. In Gaza, Israel bombs Beit Lahiya, Gaza City, Rafah, Khan Yunis, Gaza City, Shati’ refugee camp, and Dayr al-Balah, killing at least 36 people. Israeli forces also bomb the Kamel Adwan Hospital and besiege the Abu Tamam school in Beit Lahiya. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Shebaa Farms, Beit Lif, Tyre, and Bint Jbeil. In Syria, Israeli forces assassinate Hezbollah member Salman Jamhah, bombing the car he was in near Damascus,. (AJ, AJ, AP, AP, HA, REU, REU, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 12/3; AJ, WAFA, WAFA 12/4; UNOCHA 12/5; UNOCHA 12/10; UNOCHA 12/12)

More than 44,502 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 17,500 children and 11,487 women, and around 105,454 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 805 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 170 children. More than 6,500 people have been injured. Israel reports that 1,139 Israelis and foreign nationals have been killed and 5,400 have been injured in Israel since 10/7/2023, including Israeli soldiers. In addition, 380 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,463 injured in Gaza since the ground invasion began on 10/27/2023. Over 1.93 million Palestinians, nearly 85% of the population of Gaza, have been displaced since 10/7/2023. There has been a complete electricity blackout in Gaza since 10/12/2023 due to the Israeli blockade. 87% of all housing units in Gaza have been destroyed or severely damaged since 10/7/2023. (AJ, HA, UNOCHA, UNOCHA, WAFA 12/3)

The Palestinian Prisoners Society says Israel has arrested 11,900 Palestinians in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 790 children and 136 journalists, and at least 47 Palestinians have died in Israeli custody. B’Tselem releases a report on Israel’s abuse of Palestinians who have been arbitrarily arrested in Hebron between May and August 2024. In the report, 25 Palestinians describe being subjected to violence, humiliation, and abuse by Israeli soldiers after being detained; all were released shortly after the abuse. (AJ, BTS, HA, WAFA 12/3; HA 12/4)

French president Emmanuel Macron announces that he and Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman will co-chair a conference in June next year on the establishment of a Palestinian state. Macron makes the announcement after he and bin Salman met in Riyadh, where the 2 also called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. The announcement is made before 157 UN members vote in favor of General Assembly resolution “Peaceful settlement of the Palestinian Question,” which calls for holding a 2-state solution peace conference in New York from June 2-4 2025. 8 UN members oppose the resolution, including Israel, the U.S. Hungary, and Argentina, while 7 abstain. The General Assembly also passes a resolution to annually commemorate the Nakba, with 101 countries voting in favor, 27 against, and 42 abstaining.  (AJ 12/3; AJ, WAFA, WAFA 12/4)

UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres says aid to Gaza is “outrageously being blocked,” blaming political will, not logistics. (AJ 12/4)

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the ceasefire with Hezbollah does not end Israel’s war on Lebanon. Lebanese prime minister Najib Mikati says diplomatic contacts have intensified to stop Israeli violations of the ceasefire deal. (AJ, HA 12/3)

U.S. State Department deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel says the U.S. is “outraged” over the killing of aid workers in Gaza over the weekend and is asking Israel for more information. (AJ, HA 12/3)

In the West Bank, Israeli settlers uproot olive tree saplings in Khallet Khader. Israeli forces shoot and injure a Palestinian man near the separation wall in Tulkarm. Israeli forces also deliver demolition notices for 2 homes in Khirbet al-Fakhit and a shack in al-Tabban in the Masafer Yatta area. Elsewhere, Israeli forces uproot around 150 olive trees in al-Minya. Israeli forces also arrest 12 Palestinians during late-night raids in and around Ramallah, Hebron, Tubas, Qalqilya, and Jerusalem. 3 Palestinian families from the Ni’lin area flee their homes after repeated settler threats and violence. In East Jerusalem, Israeli authorities force 2 Palestinians families to demolish their own homes and a commercial structure in Bayt Hanina. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Jabalia refugee camp, Abasan, Beit Lahiya, Dayr al-Balah, and Gaza City, killing at least 37 people. Israeli forces also order the evacuation of parts of Khan Yunis, claiming a rocket was launched from the area. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Haris, Hawash al-Sayyid Ali, Wadi al-Zein, Yaroun, Yater, and Tallouseh, killing 12 people and injuring 3 others in Haris and Tallouseh. Israeli forces also bomb a bulldozer in Hermel, injuring a Lebanese soldier. Elsewhere, Israeli forces open fire at homes in Naqoura. Hezbollah forces fire a missile at Shebaa Farms. (AJ, AJ, AP, HA, NYT, REU, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 12/2; UNOCHA 12/5)

More than 44,466 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 17,500 children and 11,487 women, and around 105,358 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 802 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 169 children. More than 6,500 people have been injured. Israel reports that 1,139 Israelis and foreign nationals have been killed and 5,400 have been injured in Israel since 10/7/2023, including Israeli soldiers. In addition, 379 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,456 injured in Gaza since the ground invasion began on 10/27/2023. Over 1.93 million Palestinians, nearly 85% of the population of Gaza, have been displaced since 10/7/2023. There has been a complete electricity blackout in Gaza since 10/12/2023 due to the Israeli blockade. 87% of all housing units in Gaza have been destroyed or severely damaged since 10/7/2023. (AJ, HA, WAFA 12/2)

Fatah and Hamas delegates meet in Cairo, discussing the governance of Gaza after Israel’s war, including reopening the Rafah crossing with the PA managing the Palestinian side. A committee will reportedly be formed to manage aid distribution, oversee the civil administration, and coordinate reconstruction efforts. (AJ, AJ 12/2; AJ, HA, HA 12/3)

Haaretz reports that Israel is planning to forcibly displace thousands of Bedouins from their homes in the Naqab Desert to temporary caravan parks. (HA 12/2)

Hamas says Israeli forces have killed 33 captives in Gaza since 10/7/2023, mostly in airstrikes. Hamas also says that if Israel continues its “mad war” it may lose all the captives and calls for Israel to enter a ceasefire. U.S. president-elect Donald Trump says in a tweet that if the captives are not released by his inauguration on 1/20/2025 then “there will be ALL HELL TO PAY in the Middle East, and for those in charge who perpetrated these atrocities against Humanity.” The Gaza Media Office says 3,700 people are missing or have been killed in Israel’s attacks on northern Gaza in the past 60 days. (AJ, AJ, AJ, AP, AP, AX, HA, HA, NYT, REU, REU 12/2; NYT 12/3)

Ynet reports that France has accused Israel of violating the ceasefire agreement in Lebanon 52 times and that Israel is acting without consulting the international committee tasked with monitoring the deal. French foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot tells Israeli foreign minister Gideon Saar that all parties must adhere to the ceasefire agreement. (AJ 12/2)

More than 100 countries send delegations to the Cairo Ministerial Conference to Strengthen Humanitarian Response in Gaza held in Egypt. At the conference, UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres says Gaza has the highest number of child amputees per capita in the world. PA prime minister Mohammad Mustafa also addresses the conference, calling for an immediate ceasefire. (AJ, UNOCHA, UNOCHA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 12/2; WAFA 12/3)

ICC president Tomoko Akane says international law is under threat as the court has faced “coercive measures, threats, pressure, and acts of sabotage.” Akane does not mention the perpetrators, but the statements follow several threats from U.S. lawmakers. (AJ, AJ 12/2)

U.S. secretary of state Antony Blinken meets with Israeli strategic affairs minister Ron Dermer, discussing a ceasefire in Gaza and the need for more aid to enter Gaza. (HA 12/2; AJ 12/3)

U.S. senator Bernie Sanders (D-VT) says in a tweet that former Israeli defense minister Moshe Ya’alon is right that Israel is carrying out ethnic cleansing in Gaza, writing “[y]ou don’t fight terrorism by starving people & killing tens of thousands of civilians.” Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) writes in a Washington Post op-ed titled, History will judge Biden harshly on Gaza, that President Joe Biden should correct some of his mistakes in his Middle East policy by recognizing the State of Palestine, pausing offensive security assistance, banning import of goods from Israeli settlements, and sanctioning “ultraright” members of the Israeli government. (AJ, AP, WP 12/2; WAFA 12/3)

Canada lists the Houthi movement as a “terrorist entity.” (AJ 12/3)

Lufthansa and Swiss Air extend their suspension of flights to Tel Aviv until 1/31. (AJ, HA 12/2)

In the West Bank, Israeli settlers open fire at Palestinians during a raid in Umm Safa; no injuries are reported. Israeli settlers also damage corn crops in Khallet Khadr. Israeli forces bomb Sir, killing 4 Palestinians. Israeli forces also raid Tabqa, violently dispersing Palestinians with tear gas. Elsewhere, Israeli forces arrest 15 Palestinians during late-night raids in and around Nablus, Salfit, Ramallah, Hebron, Tulkarm, Tubas, and Jenin. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Gaza City, Beit Lahiya, al-Mawasi, Rafah, and Khan Yunis, killing at least 47 people. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Yaroun and Maroun al-Ras. In Yemen, Houthi forces launch a projectile at Israel, which is intercepted over the Red Sea.  (AJ, AJ, AP, HA, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 12/1; UNOCHA 12/3; UNOCHA 12/5)

More than 44,429 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 17,500 children and 11,487 women, and around 105,250 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 802 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 169 children. More than 6,500 people have been injured. Israel reports that 1,139 Israelis and foreign nationals have been killed and 5,400 have been injured in Israel since 10/7/2023, including Israeli soldiers. In addition, 379 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,456 injured in Gaza since the ground invasion began on 10/27/2023. Over 1.93 million Palestinians, nearly 85% of the population of Gaza, have been displaced since 10/7/2023. There has been a complete electricity blackout in Gaza since 10/12/2023 due to the Israeli blockade. 87% of all housing units in Gaza have been destroyed or severely damaged since 10/7/2023. UNRWA announces the suspension of aid deliveries through the Karem Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom) crossing, citing a deterioration in the security situation. UNRWA also says that there are more than 415,000 Palestinians sheltering in UNRWA schools in Gaza. The WHO delivers food, fuel, and medical supplies to the Kamal Adwan Hospital. (AJ, AJ, AP, HA, WAFA, WAFA 12/1; AJ, NYT 12/2; UNOCHA 12/3)

The Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners Affairs Commission and the Palestinian Prisoners Society say that 2 Palestinian prisoners, abducted from Gaza, have recently died in Israeli prisons. Mohammad Abdul-Rahman Idris died on 11/29 at the Ofer Prison, while Moath Khaled Rayan died on 11/2 after being abducted in Gaza on 8/25. (WAFA 12/1)

Hamas officials discuss ceasefire negotiations with Egyptian officials in Cairo. (REU 12/1)

The PA presidency releases a statement expressing support for the Syrian Arab Republic and the Syrian people as rebel groups appear to gain more territory in a renewed offensive against the government. (HA 11/29; NYT, WAFA 12/1)

Israeli national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir orders the police to ban mosques in Israel from broadcasting the call to prayer. (WAFA 12/1; AJ 12/2)

Extremist settler activist Hananel Gurfinkel is appointed to head the Israeli Finance Ministry’s Custodian of Absentee Property division. (HA 12/1)

U.S. secretary of state Antony Blinken speaks with Turkish foreign minister Hakan Fidan, discussing the need for more aid to enter Gaza and efforts for a ceasefire. (AJ 12/1)

Kuwaiti emir Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah calls on the international community to implement a ceasefire in Gaza and condemns the genocide against the Palestinian people in his opening remarks at the GCC summit in Kuwait. After the summit, the GCC leaders call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire and condemn Israel’s crimes of genocide and ethnic cleansing. (AJ, WAFA 12/1; AJ 12/2)

U.S. president-elect Donald Trump names Lebanese American businessperson, and his daughter Tiffany’s father-in-law, Massad Boulos as his advisor on the Middle East. Trump also meets with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s wife Sara at Mar-a-Lago in Florida. (AJ, AJ, AP, HA, HA, NYT 12/1; HA 12/2)

Royal Jordanian is the first international airline to resume flights to Beirut after all carriers except for Middle East Airlines suspended flights to Lebanon in October. (AJ 12/2)

In the West Bank, Israeli settlers raid al-Ka’abneh School in al-Mu’arajat. Israeli settlers also throw stones at Palestinian vehicles traveling near Haris. Elsewhere, Israeli settlers raid Madama, Dura, Hebron, and at-Tabaqa. Israeli forces shoot and injure a Palestinian man during a raid in Beita. Israeli forces also shoot and injure a Palestinian child in Anabta. Elsewhere, Israeli forces assault 2 Palestinian children during a raid in ‘Asira al-Qibliya. Israeli forces also arrest 16 Palestinians during late-night raids in and around Qalqilya, Nablus, Hebron, Tulkarm, and Jerusalem. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Khan Yunis, Gaza City, Nuseirat refugee camp, Jabalia refugee camp, and Beit Lahiya, killing at least 19 people, including 3 World Central Kitchen workers and 2 others in an airstrike in Khan Yunis. A Save the Children worker is also killed in an airstrike on Khan Yunis. A 10-year-old boy dies at Al-Awda Hospital due to a lack of oxygen supplies. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Rab el-Thalatheen and Majdal Zoun, killing 2 people and injuring 5 others. The Israeli military also names dozens of villages that people are not allowed to return to. (AJ, AJ, AP, HA, HA, NYT, NYT, REU, REU, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 11/30; UNOCHA 12/1; UNOCHA 12/3; UNOCHA 12/5)

More than 44,382 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 17,500 children and 11,487 women, and around 105,142 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 798 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 169 children. More than 6,500 people have been injured. Israel reports that 1,139 Israelis and foreign nationals have been killed and 5,400 have been injured in Israel since 10/7/2023, including Israeli soldiers. In addition, 379 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,456 injured in Gaza since the ground invasion began on 10/27/2023. Over 1.93 million Palestinians, nearly 85% of the population of Gaza, have been displaced since 10/7/2023. There has been a complete electricity blackout in Gaza since 10/12/2023 due to the Israeli blockade. 87% of all housing units in Gaza have been destroyed or severely damaged since 10/7/2023. World Central Kitchen suspends all its food distribution in Gaza after the attack on its workers in Khan Yunis. (AJ, AJ, HA, HA 11/30)

A Hamas delegation led by Khalil al-Hayya arrives in Cairo for ceasefire talks. Hamas releases a video of the Israeli American captive Edan Alexander, who pleads with U.S. president-elect Donald Trumps to pressure Israel into a ceasefire. Haaretz reports that the Hamas delegation is mainly focused on discussing the governance of Gaza after Israel’s war with Fatah and Islamic Jihad. (AJ, HA, HA, REU 11/30)

Former Israeli defense minister Moshe Ya’alon says Israel is carrying out ethnic cleansing in northern Gaza. (AJ, HA 11/30; HA, NYT, REU, WAFA 12/1)

In the West Bank, Israeli settlers attack Palestinian shepherds in Khirbet al-Tuba. Israeli settlers also spray graffiti on Roman-era structures in Sebastia. Israeli forces shoot and kill a Palestinian man near Haris, claiming he was responsible for injuring 9 Israeli settlers in a shooting at a bus near the Ariel settlement. Hamas claims responsibility for the shooting. Israeli forces also shoot and injure 2 Palestinians during a raid in Iraq Burin. Elsewhere, Israeli forces seize 3 vehicles, jewelry, and cash during a raid in Beit Furik. Israeli forces also arrest 8 Palestinians during raids in and around Baqa al-Hatab, Beit Furik, and Qalqilya. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Rafah, Gaza City, Khan Yunis, Beit Lahiya, and Nuseirat refugee camp, killing dozens of people, including at least 75 people in 2 attacks on homes in Beit Lahiya and Kamal Adwan Hospital ICU director Dr. Ahmed al-Kahlout in a drone attack at the hospital’s gates. Israeli forces also withdraw from Nuseirat refugee camp after killing several people. 2 children and a woman die from suffocation while trying to get bread from al-Banna Bakery in Dayr al-Balah. An Israeli soldier is killed in northern Gaza.  In Lebanon, Israeli forces injure 2 people in Bint Jbeil. Israeli forces also enter Khiam, opening fire on people burying a body at a cemetery. (AJ, AJ, AP, HA, HA, NYT, REU, REU, REU, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 11/29; HA, HA 11/30; UNOCHA 12/3; UNOCHA 12/5)

More than 44,363 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 17,500 children and 11,487 women, and around 105,070 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 798 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 169 children. More than 6,500 people have been injured. Israel reports that 1,139 Israelis and foreign nationals have been killed and 5,400 have been injured in Israel since 10/7/2023, including Israeli soldiers. In addition, 379 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,456 injured in Gaza since the ground invasion began on 10/27/2023. Over 1.93 million Palestinians, nearly 85% of the population of Gaza, have been displaced since 10/7/2023. There has been a complete electricity blackout in Gaza since 10/12/2023 due to the Israeli blockade. 87% of all housing units in Gaza have been destroyed or severely damaged since 10/7/2023. UNOCHA says that 79% of Gaza is under evacuation orders. The World Food Programme says all bakeries in central Gaza are closed due to a lack of supplies. (HA, UNOCHA, WAFA, WAFA 11/29)

The PA requests an Arab League emergency meeting to discuss the ongoing genocide in Gaza in response to today’s attack on Beit Lahiya. (AJ, WAFA 11/29)

Hezbollah secretary-general Naim Qassem declares that Hezbollah won a “divine victory” over Israel, claiming it to be bigger than the 2006 war. (AJ, AP, HA 11/29)

ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan says the Israeli appeals against the arrest warrants for Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant should be dismissed. (HA 11/29; AJ 11/30)

The Dutch Supreme Court chief prosecutor requests that the Court of Appeals approve the decision to stop exporting F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel. Dutch prime minister Dick Schoof says there are “possible scenarios, also within international law, in which he [Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu] would be able to come to the Netherlands without being arrested.” (AJ, HA, REU 11/29)

The U.S. appoints Major General Jasper Jeffers and Deputy Assistant to the president Amos Hochstein to supervise the implementation of the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire deal. (HA 11/29)

Reuters reports that Saudi Arabia has abandoned its pursuit of a defense treaty with the U.S. in exchange for normalizing ties with Israel. (HA 11/29)

More than 60 members of the UK parliament send a letter to Foreign Secretary David Lammy, urging him to impose sanctions on Israel. (AJ, WAFA 11/29)

Norwegian king Harald V, members of the Norwegian government, and leaders of several parties participate in a solidarity event for Palestine at the Oslo Cathedral. (AJ 11/29; WAFA 11/30)

U.S. president Joe Biden is seen carrying Palestinian historian and IPS USA Board of Directors president Rashid Khalidi’s book The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine out of a bookstore in Nantucket where he and his family is spending the Thanksgiving holiday. (HA 12/1)

In the West Bank, Israeli settlers and soldiers assault Palestinians harvesting olives in Salem. Israeli forces, stationed in a home they seized a day earlier, shoot and injure a Palestinian man driving a vehicle in Turmus ‘Ayya. Israeli forces also shoot and injure a Palestinian man during a raid in Jayyus. Elsewhere, Israeli forces demolish 2 agricultural structures in Beit ‘Anan. Israeli forces also arrest 18 Palestinians during raids in and around Tulkarm, Qalqilya, Ramallah, Bethlehem, Hebron, Jenin, Nablus, and Jerusalem. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Gaza City, Khan Yunis, Rafah, Nuseirat refugee camp, Jabalia refugee camp, and Beit Lahiya, killing at least 48 people. Israeli forces also invade Nuseirat refugee camp, reportedly to expand the Nitzarim Corridor, shooting and killing several people. In Lebanon, Israeli forces violate the ceasefire by bombing and opening fire in several places, including Markaba and Kfarchouba. The Israeli military warns people against returning to 62 villages in southern Lebanon, including 20 that the Israeli military has not entered and says people are not allowed to go south of an invisible line made up by the villages Shebaa, al-Habbariyeh, Marjayoun, Arnoun, Yahmor, Qantara, Chaqra, Barashit, Yatar, and al-Mansouri. In Yemen, U.S. and UK forces bomb Al Hudaydah province. (AJ, AJ, AJ, AP, AX, HA, NYT, REU, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 11/28; AJ, REU 11/29; UNOCHA 12/3)

More than 44,330 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 17,500 children and 11,487 women, and around 104,933 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 797 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 169 children. More than 6,500 people have been injured. Israel reports that 1,139 Israelis and foreign nationals have been killed and 5,400 have been injured in Israel since 10/7/2023, including Israeli soldiers. In addition, 378 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,456 injured in Gaza since the ground invasion began on 10/27/2023. Over 1.93 million Palestinians, nearly 85% of the population of Gaza, have been displaced since 10/7/2023. There has been a complete electricity blackout in Gaza since 10/12/2023 due to the Israeli blockade. 87% of all housing units in Gaza have been destroyed or severely damaged since 10/7/2023. UNICEF says 2,500 children in Gaza urgently need medical evacuation. (AJ, UNOCHA, WAFA, WAFA 11/28)

The Israeli Security Cabinet extends for a year the correspondence banking agreement between Israeli and Palestinian banks. Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich says the agreement was extended to thwart U.S. plans to allow a resolution at the UN Security Council that would recognize a Palestinian state. U.S. officials tell Times of Israel that there was not a plan to allow such a resolution to pass. (AJ, AX 11/28; AJ 11/29)

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he is ready for a ceasefire in Gaza to release the Israeli captives, but that he will not end the war on Gaza. Israeli housing and construction minister Yitzchak Goldknopf says Israel should build settlements in Gaza as punishment for the ICC arrest warrants for Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant. Israeli settler leader Daniella Weiss says she has visited Gaza “one or twice every week” since the second week of October 2023. An Egyptian delegation reportedly arrives in Israel for ceasefire negotiations. (AJ, AJ, HA, HA 11/28; AJ 11/29)

Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi warns Lebanese foreign minister Abdallah Bou Habib that renewed fighting in Syria between anti-government and government forces is an Israeli-U.S. ploy to disturb regional stability. (NYT 11/27; AJ, NYT 11/28)

EU high commissioner for foreign affairs Josep Borrell says Israel has been “colonized from inside” by violent extremists. (HA 11/28)

In the West Bank, Israeli settlers throw stones at Palestinian vehicles traveling near al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya. Israeli forces shoot and injure a Palestinian child during a raid in Faqqua. Israeli forces also violently disperse Palestinians with tear gas during a raid in Salem. Elsewhere, Israeli forces punitively demolish the family home of a Palestinian man killed by Israeli forces on 9/1. Israeli forces also cause vast destruction to infrastructure and private property during raids in Tubas and al-Fara’a refugee camp. Meanwhile, Israeli forces seize solar panels and a trailer during a raid in Humsa at-Tahta. Israeli forces also arrest 15 Palestinians during late-night raids in and around Bethlehem, Hebron, Nablus, Qalqilya, Ramallah, and Tubas. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Jabalia refugee camp, Gaza City, Khan Yunis, and Beit Lahiya, killing at least 33 people, including at least 12 at-Tabin School in Gaza City. Israeli forces also keep attacking homes and people near the Kamal Adwan Hospital. In Lebanon, before the ceasefire begins (see below), Israeli forces bomb Beirut. After the ceasefire, Israeli forces shoot and injure 2 journalists in Khiam, marking the first violation of the ceasefire agreement. Israeli forces also order a curfew south of the Litani River between 5 p.m. and 7 a.m. until 11/28 and arrest 4 people. Lebanese forces begin deploying in southern Lebanon. (AJ, AJ, HA, NYT, NYT, NYT, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 11/27; AJ 11/28; UNOCHA 12/3)

More than 44,282 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 17,500 children and 11,487 women, and around 104,880 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 797 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 169 children. More than 6,500 people have been injured. Israel reports that 1,139 Israelis and foreign nationals have been killed and 5,400 have been injured in Israel since 10/7/2023, including Israeli soldiers. In addition, 378 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,456 injured in Gaza since the ground invasion began on 10/27/2023. Over 1.93 million Palestinians, nearly 85% of the population of Gaza, have been displaced since 10/7/2023. There has been a complete electricity blackout in Gaza since 10/12/2023 due to the Israeli blockade. 87% of all housing units in Gaza have been destroyed or severely damaged since 10/7/2023. The Gaza Media Office says 190 journalists have been killed by Israel in Gaza since 10/7/2023. 17 wounded Palestinians and 17 companions are evacuated from Gaza to Jordan for treatment. (AJ, HA, WAFA 11/27; AJ 11/28)

A ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah takes effect at 4 a.m. Hezbollah declares victory over Israel. Lebanese prime minister Najib Mikati calls the Israeli attacks on the country the “most cruel phase” in Lebanese history, calls for unity, and thanks UNIFIL and countries in the region for helping Lebanon. Parliament speaker Nabih Berri calls on people to return to their homes in southern Lebanon and for the election of a new president as soon as possible. Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri says Hamas supports the ceasefire and hopes a ceasefire can be reached for Gaza soon. The PLO and PA also welcome the ceasefire. Israeli forces have killed 3,961 people, including 736 women and 248 children, and wounded 16,520 others in Lebanon since 10/8/2023. 80 Israeli soldiers and 47 civilians have been killed. More than 100,000 Lebanese homes have been damaged in 13,976 Israeli airstrikes. Hezbollah forces launched 2,454 rockets and drones at Israel. 1.2 million Lebanese people have been displaced. In an interview with Israeli Channel 12, U.S. deputy assistant to the president Amos Hochstein says Israel wanted to occupy parts of Lebanon to create a security zone, calling the idea utopian and “fantasy deals.”  (AJ, AJ, AJ, AX, AP, AP, AP, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, NYT, NYT, NYT, NYT, NYT, REU, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 11/27; AJ, AP, AP, HA, NYT, NYT 11/28)

PA president Mahmoud Abbas names, in a presidential decree, Palestinian National Council chairperson Rawhi Fattouh as his temporary replacement if the presidency becomes vacant. The decree stipulates that the interim period would be 90 days in which elections must be held. Abbas also meets with the UN special envoy for the Middle East peace process Tor Wennesland in Ramallah. Wennesland’s term is due to end soon. (AJ, HA, WAFA, WAFA 11/27; HA, REU 11/28)

U.S. national security advisor Jake Sullivan says Israel has agreed to “take another run at getting a good ceasefire” in Gaza, saying the U.S. is in contact with Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey on the issue. Sullivan also says the U.S. has been in indirect contact with Hamas in recent weeks. Qatari prime minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani meets with Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in Cairo, discussing ceasefire prospects for Gaza. (AJ, HA 11/27)

Israel informs the ICC that it will appeal the arrest warrants issued for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. France says that it now believes that Netanyahu has immunity because Israel is not a party to the Rome Statute. Previously France said it would adhere to the court’s ruling. The new French stance is reportedly part of the ceasefire deal made for Lebanon. UK foreign secretary David Lammy says he will still talk to, and meet with, Netanyahu despite the arrest warrants. EU high commissioner for foreign affairs Josep Borrell says EU countries “cannot undermine the ICC. It is the only way of having global justice.” (AJ, AJ, AP, HA, NYT, REU, REU 11/27; AJ, AJ, REU, WAFA, WAFA 11/28)

U.S. officials tell Reuters that the Biden administration is preparing a $680 million arms sale to Israel. (AJ, AJ, REU 11/27)

In the West Bank, Israeli forces fire tear gas near a school in al-Khader, injuring students. Israeli forces also demolish commercial structures in Barta’a, a warehouse in Qalqilya, and issue 10 stop-work orders for agricultural structures in Jayyus. Elsewhere, Israeli forces arrest 16 Palestinians during raids in and around Hebron, Ramallah, Nablus, Bethlehem, and Jerusalem, including 4 students at Birzeit University. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Gaza City, Jabalia refugee camp, Beit Lahiya, Nuseirat refugee camp, and Rafah, killing at least 14 people, including 13 in an attack on al-Hurriya School in Gaza City. An Israeli soldier is killed in northern Gaza. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Beirut, including Hamra, Baalbek, Chaqra, Rashidieh, Hosh, and other towns and villages. Israeli forces also bomb the Arida and Dabousieh crossings to Syria. Separately, the Israeli military says its forces have reached the Litani River. Hezbollah forces fire rockets and drones at Tel Aviv and Kiryat Shmona. In Syria, U.S. forces bomb an “Iran-backed militia,” saying the militia had attacked U.S. forces. (AJ, HA, NYT, REU, REU, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 11/26; UNOCHA 12/3)

More than 44,249 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 17,500 children and 11,487 women, and around 104,746 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 797 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 169 children. More than 6,500 people have been injured. Israel reports that 1,139 Israelis and foreign nationals have been killed and 5,400 have been injured in Israel since 10/7/2023, including Israeli soldiers. In addition, 378 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,456 injured in Gaza since the ground invasion began on 10/27/2023. Over 1.93 million Palestinians, nearly 85% of the population of Gaza, have been displaced since 10/7/2023. There has been a complete electricity blackout in Gaza since 10/12/2023 due to the Israeli blockade. 87% of all housing units in Gaza have been destroyed or severely damaged since 10/7/2023. 3,823 people have been killed and 15,859 have been injured in Israeli attacks on Lebanon since October 2023. The Jordanian military airdrops 7 tonnes of aid over Gaza from 2 C-130 planes. The Gaza Civil Defense says it has ceased operations in Gaza City because it has run out of fuel. (AJ, REU, UNOCHA, UNOCHA, WAFA 11/26)

In separate press conferences, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. president Joe Biden announce a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah starting at 4 a.m. on 11/27. The agreement, which is approved by the Israeli cabinet in a 10-1 vote, stipulates that Israel will withdraw from Lebanon during a 60-day period while the Lebanese army deploys to the south of the country. It also stipulates that only members of the Lebanese Armed Forces, the Internal Security Forces, the General Security, State Security, Lebanese customs, and municipal police are allowed to carry arms in Lebanon. The U.S., France, Israel, and Lebanon will share a joint monitoring and enforcement mechanism to ensure that the agreements are upheld. The Israeli military and the Lebanese army order people not to return to their homes in the south, orders that thousands defy. President Biden says Israel will have the “right to self-defense consistent with international law” if Hezbollah does not uphold the agreement. Biden also says the war in Gaza should end and that the U.S., Turkey, and Qatar are launching another effort for a ceasefire. Lastly, he says that Saudi-Israeli normalization is still possible. Prime Minister Netanyahu says Israel will now focus on Hamas and Iran and “retains complete military freedom of action. Should Hezbollah violate the agreement or attempt to rearm, we will strike decisively.” Israeli officials tell the media that the U.S. threatened Netanyahu with allowing UN Security Council resolutions to pass, a change to a more pro-Palestine U.S. policy, and delays in arms shipments. The U.S. denies making threats and giving ultimatums to Israel. (AJ, AJ, AP, AP, AX, HA, HA, HA, HA, NYT, NYT, REU, REU, REU 11/26; AP, AP, AP, AP, AX,  HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, REU, REU 11/27)

The Israeli government tells the High Court of Justice that it is in contact with the U.S. to develop a mechanism that can replace International Red Cross visits to Palestinian prisoners. (HA 11/27)

U.S. Republican congressional candidate in Florida Randy Fine, calling himself the “Hebrew Hammer,” warns representatives Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and Ilhan Omar (D-MN) to leave Congress before he is elected, adding the hashtag “BombsAway” to his tweet. (HA 11/28)

In the West Bank, Israeli forces demolish 2 homes in al-Burj and an agricultural structure in Deir Dibwan. Israeli forces also issue demolition notices for 10 homes in Khirbet al-Tawil. Elsewhere, Israeli forces arrest 29 Palestinians during late-night raids in and around Ramallah, Jericho, Jenin, Bethlehem, and Jerusalem. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Gaza City, Jabalia refugee camp, Rafah, and Beit Lahiya, killing at least 24 people. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Beirut, Tyre, Baalbek, Hermel, Tayouneh, Choueifat, Mount Lebanon, Marjayoun, Maaraka, al-Nabi Shayth, and Zibqin, killing at least 55 people. In Syria, Israeli forces bomb the Homs province. (AJ, AJ, AP, HA, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 11/25; REU 11/26)

More than 44,235 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 17,500 children and 11,487 women, and around 104,638 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 797 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 169 children. More than 6,500 people have been injured. Israel reports that 1,139 Israelis and foreign nationals have been killed and 5,400 have been injured in Israel since 10/7/2023, including Israeli soldiers. In addition, 376 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,440 injured in Gaza since the ground invasion began on 10/27/2023. Over 1.93 million Palestinians, nearly 85% of the population of Gaza, have been displaced since 10/7/2023. There has been a complete electricity blackout in Gaza since 10/12/2023 due to the Israeli blockade. 87% of all housing units in Gaza have been destroyed or severely damaged since 10/7/2023. 3,768 people have been killed and 15,699 have been injured in Israeli attacks on Lebanon since October 2023. The Gaza Media Office says 10,000 tents have been destroyed or damaged by a winter storm, appealing for international assistance for the internally displaced people in Gaza. Kamal Adwan Hospital director Hussam Abu Safia says Israel is using a new type of bomb dropped from quadcopters, which contains tiny fragments that penetrate the body and cause internal bleeding. (AJ, AJ, AJ, HA, WAFA 11/25; WAFA 11/26)

The Israel Prison Service says 2,874 Palestinian prisoners have contracted scabies over the past year, with 1,704 cases still active. The admission comes after the High Court of Justice forced the state to reveal the data in response to a petition filed by Physicians for Human Rights Israel. The Israel Prison Service says it has postponed lawyers’ visits and court appearances for those infected. (AJ, AP, HA 1/25)

The Israeli Security Cabinet will reportedly convene on 11/26 to discuss a ceasefire proposal for Lebanon. Lebanese officials say U.S. president Joe Biden and French president Emmanuel Macron expect to announce a 60-day ceasefire within 36 hours. Hamas member Osama Hamdan says Hamas supports efforts for a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. (AJ, AJ, AP, AX, HA 11/25)

Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich says at a Yesha Council conference that it is possible for Israel to create a situation where the Gaza population is halved over the next 2 years. (AJ 11/25; WAFA 11/26)

In the West Bank, Israeli settlers vandalize Palestinian property in Duma. Israeli settlers also uproot olive trees in Khalayel al-Loz. Israeli forces shoot and kill 2 Palestinians, including a 13-year-old, during a raid in Ya’bad. Israeli forces also shoot and injure a Palestinian child during a raid in Balata refugee camp. Elsewhere, Israeli forces assault a Palestinian man during a raid in al-Twana. Israeli forces also arrest 12 Palestinians during late-night raids in and around Tulkarm, Hebron, Nablus, Jenin, and Jericho. 15 Palestinians are injured by a projectile that lands in Tulkarm refugee camp. It is unclear if the projectile was fired from Lebanon or an Israeli interceptor. In East Jerusalem, Israeli authorities deliver demolition notices for Palestinian homes in Silwan. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Beit Lahiya, Nuseirat refugee camp, Jabalia refugee camp, Rafah, Gaza City, Maghazi, and al-Bureij refugee camp, killing at least 35 people. Israeli forces also issue evacuation orders for the Shuja’iyya neighborhood of Gaza City. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Beirut, Tyre, Mashghara, and many other towns and villages. Israeli forces also bomb a Lebanese military base in al-Amiriya, killing 1 soldier and wounding 18 others. Hezbollah forces fire rockets and drones at several places in Ashdod, Metula, and Tel Aviv, injuring 11 people and causing damage. (AJ, AJ, HA, NYT, REU, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 11/24; AJ, AJ, WAFA 11/25; UNOCHA 11/28)

More than 44,211 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 17,500 children and 11,487 women, and around 104,567 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 797 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 169 children. More than 6,500 people have been injured. Israel reports that 1,139 Israelis and foreign nationals have been killed and 5,400 have been injured in Israel since 10/7/2023, including Israeli soldiers. In addition, 376 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,440 injured in Gaza since the ground invasion began on 10/27/2023. Over 1.93 million Palestinians, nearly 85% of the population of Gaza, have been displaced since 10/7/2023. There has been a complete electricity blackout in Gaza since 10/12/2023 due to the Israeli blockade. 87% of all housing units in Gaza have been destroyed or severely damaged since 10/7/2023. 3,754 people have been killed and 15,626 have been injured in Israeli attacks on Lebanon since October 2023. (AJ, HA, WAFA 11/24)

Peace Now reports that the Israeli Custodian of Government and Abandoned Property signed a declaration on 11/17 to declare 10.37 dunams (2.6) acres of land in Burin Israeli “state land,” giving the Palestinian landowners 45 days to appeal the decision. The land covers the Yitzhar cemetery which was established on Palestinian-owned land in the 1990s. (PCN 11/24)

Haaretz reports that the Shin Bet is preventing MK Ahmad Tibi from visiting Palestinian prisoner Marwan Barghouti. Jewish MKs, unlike Palestinian MKs, are allowed to visit security prisoners without Shin Bet approval. (HA 11/24)

The Israeli government sanctions the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, saying it hurts the legitimacy of Israel and its “right to defend itself.” The sanctions cut all ties between the government and the newspaper and ban the government from advertising in the newspaper. (AJ, AJ, HA 11/24; AP, AX, HA, HA 11/26)

The Lebanese education ministry suspends schools in Beirut until the end of the year. (AJ 11/24; AJ, HA 11/25)

Israeli opposition leader Benny Gantz calls on the Israeli government to bomb Lebanese government offices and infrastructure, saying the Lebanese government allows Hezbollah to operate in Lebanon. (AJ 11/24)

EU high commissioner for foreign affairs Josep Borrell visits burn victims at the Geitaoui Hospital in Beirut. (AJ 11/25)

The body of an Israeli rabbi is found in Al Ain, UAE after being missing since 11/21. Israel claims the man was killed in an “anti-Semitic terrorist act.” 3 Uzbek citizens are arrested in relation to the incident. (AJ, HA, NYT 11/24; AJ, AP, HA 11/25)

In the West Bank, Israeli settlers attack Palestinians in al-Twana, injuring 2 people. Israeli settlers also abduct and assault a Palestinian man in al-Karmel before leaving him unconscious on a road near the Susiya settlement. Elsewhere, Israeli settlers raid a cemetery in Hebron, throwing stones and chanting “death to Arabs.” Israeli settlers and soldiers also raid Beit Furik, shooting and injuring a Palestinian man and vandalizing homes. Meanwhile, Israeli settlers vandalize 50 olive trees in al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya. Israeli settlers also throw stones at a Palestinian vehicle and at Israeli soldiers near the Itamar settlement. Israeli forces assault Palestinians harvesting olives in Khallet al-Farra in the Masafer Yatta area. Israeli forces also seize construction equipment and a truck during a raid on a factory in Yamun. Elsewhere, Israeli forces arrest 15 Palestinians during raids in and around Hebron, Tulkarm, Jenin, Qalqilya, Bethlehem, and Nablus. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Gaza City, Beit Lahiya, Khan Yunis, Nuseirat refugee camp, Jabalia refugee camp, Rafah, and al-Bureij refugee camp, killing dozens of people. The Gaza Health Ministry says 120 people have been killed in the past 2 days. Israeli forces also bomb the Kamal Adwan Hospital, where at least 13 staff members are injured, including hospital director Hussam Abu Safia. Israeli quadcopters also shoot and kill 2 Palestinians at the entrance to the hospital. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Beirut, including the Basta al Fawqa neighborhood, Tyre, Ain Baal, Sahmar, Shmestar, Bouday, Flawiye, Brital, Ras al-Ain, Haour Taala, and Roumine, killing 84 people, including at least 20 in Basta al-Fawqa. Israeli forces also bomb the Jousieh crossing between Lebanon and Syria. Hezbollah forces fire rockets at an Israeli military base in Haifa and at Avivim. (AJ, AJ, AP, HA, HA, HA, NYT, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 11/23; AJ, AJ, HA 11/24; UNOCHA 11/28)

More than 44,176 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 17,500 children and 11,487 women, and around 104,473 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 795 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 168 children. More than 6,500 people have been injured. Israel reports that 1,139 Israelis and foreign nationals have been killed and 5,400 have been injured in Israel since 10/7/2023, including Israeli soldiers. In addition, 376 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,440 injured in Gaza since the ground invasion began on 10/27/2023. Over 1.93 million Palestinians, nearly 85% of the population of Gaza, have been displaced since 10/7/2023. There has been a complete electricity blackout in Gaza since 10/12/2023 due to the Israeli blockade. 87% of all housing units in Gaza have been destroyed or severely damaged since 10/7/2023. 3,670 people have been killed and 15,413 have been injured in Israeli attacks on Lebanon since October 2023. (AJ, WAFA 11/23)

Hamas says an Israeli captive has been killed and another wounded in an Israeli airstrike. (AJ, HA, REU 11/23; AJ 11/24)

U.S. secretary of defense Lloyd Austin speaks with Israeli defense minister Israel Katz, discussing ceasefire talks for Lebanon and the need to improve “dire” conditions in Gaza, according to the U.S. readout of the conversation. (AJ 11/23)

Israel says that an Israeli Moldovan rabbi has been missing in the UAE since 11/21, saying there are indications that their disappearance is a terrorism incident. (AJ, HA 11/23)

In the West Bank, Israeli settlers vandalize Palestinian citrus trees in Wadi Qana. Israeli national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir leads a settler tour of the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron. Israeli forces violently disperse Palestinian with tear gas during raids in Qasra, Umm Safa, and ‘Usarin, and assault paramedics in ‘Usarin. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Gaza City, Nuseirat refugee camp, al-Bureij refugee camp, Rafah, Khan Yunis, Beit Lahiya, al-Mawasi, and Dayr al-Balah, killing dozens of people. The Kamal Adwan Hospital loses power after Israel bombed its generators on 11/21. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Beirut, Tyre, Douris, Qatrani, Deir Qanoun Ras al-Ain, and Burj Shemali, killing 25 people, including 5 paramedics. Hezbollah forces fire rockets at Haifa. 4 Italian UNIFIL soldiers are injured in a rocket attack in Chamaa. UNIFIL says that Hezbollah is the likely perpetrator. (AJ, HA, NYT, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 11/22; AJ, AJ, AP, WAFA 11/23; UNOCHA 11/26; UNOCHA 11/28)

More than 44,056 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 17,500 children and 11,487 women, and around 104,268 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 795 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 168 children. More than 6,500 people have been injured. Israel reports that 1,139 Israelis and foreign nationals have been killed and 5,400 have been injured in Israel since 10/7/2023, including Israeli soldiers. In addition, 376 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,440 injured in Gaza since the ground invasion began on 10/27/2023. Over 1.93 million Palestinians, nearly 85% of the population of Gaza, have been displaced since 10/7/2023. There has been a complete electricity blackout in Gaza since 10/12/2023 due to the Israeli blockade. 87% of all housing units in Gaza have been destroyed or severely damaged since 10/7/2023. 3,645 people have been killed and 15,355 have been injured in Israeli attacks on Lebanon since October 2023. The Gaza Health Ministry says all hospitals in Gaza will be forced to further limit or stop their services within 48 hours due to a lack of fuel. (AJ 11/22)

Israeli defense minister Israel Katz suspends administrative detention for Israeli settlers, making it so that only Palestinians can be held in administrative detention. 7 Israeli settlers are held in administrative detention while 3,340 Palestinians are held. U.S. secretary of defense Lloyd Austin tells Katz that the U.S. is concerned about the decision. (AJ, HA, WAFA, WAFA 11/22; AX 11/23; HA, HA 11/24)

U.S. president Joe Biden and French president Emmanuel Macron discuss ceasefire efforts in Lebanon. U.S. Central Command commander Erik Kurilla meets with Israeli military chief of staff Herzi Halevi, discussing Israel’s war on Lebanon. (AJ 11/22; AJ 11/23)

In the West Bank, Israeli settlers graze their cattle on Palestinian farmland in Khallet Hamad. Israeli settlers also vandalize a Palestinian vehicle near Yasuf. Elsewhere, Israeli settlers redirect the water flow at al-‘Awja spring, preventing Palestinians from using the water for irrigation and drinking. Israeli forces shoot and kill a Palestinian man during a raid in ‘Ayn Bayt a-Ma’ refugee camp. Israeli forces also shoot and injure a Palestinian man with a baton round during a raid in Idhna. Elsewhere, Israeli forces arrest 12 Palestinians during raids in and around Nablus, Hebron, Ramallah, Bethlehem, and Qalqilya. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Gaza City, Khan Yunis, Nuseirat refugee camp, Rafah, and Beit Lahiya, killing 71 people. Israeli forces also open fire at the Kamal Adwan Hospital, injuring 6 staff members, and bomb the hospital’s generators. An Israeli soldier is killed in northern Gaza. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Beirut, Tyre, Baalbek, Nabatieh, Ainata, Bint Jabeil, Hanine, Kunin, Arnoun, Rumin, and Kfarchouba, killing 62 people. Hezbollah forces fire rockets at Nahariya, killing an Israeli man. In Yemen, a drone is launched at Israel before being shot down. (AJ, AJ, AP, HA, REU, UNOCHA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 11/21; AJ 11/22; UNOCHA 11/26; UNOCHA 11/28)

More than 44,056 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 17,500 children and 11,487 women, and around 104,268 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 795 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 168 children. More than 6,500 people have been injured. Israel reports that 1,139 Israelis and foreign nationals have been killed and 5,400 have been injured in Israel since 10/7/2023, including Israeli soldiers. In addition, 376 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,440 injured in Gaza since the ground invasion began on 10/27/2023. Over 1.93 million Palestinians, nearly 85% of the population of Gaza, have been displaced since 10/7/2023. There has been a complete electricity blackout in Gaza since 10/12/2023 due to the Israeli blockade. 87% of all housing units in Gaza have been destroyed or severely damaged since 10/7/2023. 3,583 people have been killed and 15,244 have been injured in Israeli attacks on Lebanon since October 2023. The Civil Defense in Gaza says 15 children and a woman have been hospitalized after eating canned food left by Israeli forces in Gaza City. (AJ, AP, HA, WAFA 11/21)

UNOCHA says 13,000 Palestinian students in the H2 area of Hebron have not attended school since October 2023 due to Israeli restrictions on their movement. UNOCHA also says an average of 3 Palestinian children have been killed in the West Bank every week since 10/7/2023. (AJ, UNOCHA 11/21)

PA prime minister Mohammad Mustafa meets with Spanish prime minister Pedro Sanchez for the first Palestinian-Spanish Joint Ministerial Committee meeting in Madrid. The 2 sides sign several memoranda of understanding in the fields of labor and social economy, youth and childhood, education and vocational training, and agriculture. (WAFA 11/21)

The ICC issues arrest warrants for Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and Hamas military commander Mohammed Deif. Deif is presumed to having been killed in an Israeli airstrike. The court says that there are reasonable grounds to believe that Netanyahu and Gallant “intentionally and knowingly deprived the civilian population in Gaza of objects indispensable to their survival.” The PA welcomes the decision, saying it restores hope and trust in international law. Hamas also welcomes the decision. Netanyahu’s office issues a statement calling the decision “anti-Semitic” and a “modern-day Dreyfus trial.” The U.S., Czech Republic, Argentina, and Hungary reject the arrest warrants, saying they will not adhere to the ruling. White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre suggests that the U.S. is open to sanctioning the ICC over the arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant. Many ICC member countries say they will adhere to the ruling, including Canada, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, the UK, Ireland, France, Jordan, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Slovenia, and Norway. EU high commissioner for foreign affairs Josep Borrel says all EU members are obliged to adhere to the arrest warrants. Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban invites Netanyahu to Hungary, saying “the ICC ruling will have no effect in Hungary.” Israeli national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir says the government should annex all of the West Bank in response to the ICC decision. (AJ, AJ, AJ, AJ, AJ, AP, AX, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, NYT, NYT, NYT, NYT, NYT, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 11/21; AJ, AJ, HA, HA, HA, NYT, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 11/22; WAFA 11/23; HA 11/24; WAFA 11/25)

Prime Minister Netanyahu meets with U.S. deputy assistant to the president Amos Hochstein, discussing a ceasefire in Lebanon. The meeting takes place after the ICC decision. (AJ 11/21)

The U.S. House of Representatives passes the Stop-Terror Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act (H.R. 9495) that will allow the Department of the Treasury to revoke the tax-exempt status of nonprofit organizations it deems to be supporting terrorism. The bill passes with 219 votes in favor and 184 against. The bill now moves to the Senate. (AJ, HA 11/22)

The Australian government refuses to grant former Israeli justice minister Ayelet Shaked a visa to enter the country. (AJ, HA, WAFA 11/21; AJ 11/23)

In the West Bank, Israeli settlers raid al-Minya, assaulting Palestinians and trying to steal sheep. Israeli settlers also set fire to 2 vehicles during a raid in al-Mazra’a al-Gharbiya. Elsewhere, Israeli settlers throw stones at Palestinian vehicles near Burin. Israeli forces kill 2 Palestinians in an airstrike, shoot and kill a third man, and injure another in Kafr Dan. Israeli forces also continue the raid in Jenin and Jenin refugee camp for the second day in a row, shooting and injuring 7 Palestinians, uprooting streets, destroying power lines, and demolishing part of the Jenin municipal stadium. Elsewhere, Israeli forces shoot and injure a Palestinian man, injure 3 others with sound bombs, and demolish a home and a commercial structure during a raid in Deir Balut. Israeli forces also shoot and injure a Palestinian man during a raid in Qalqilya. Meanwhile, Israeli forces shoot and injure a Palestinian man during a raid in Jalud. Israeli forces also shoot and injure a Palestinian man during a raid in Kafr al-Labad. Separately, Israeli forces demolish a home and agricultural structures in Ramadin. Israeli forces also arrest 15 Palestinians during raids in and around Ramallah, al-Bireh, Hebron, Nablus, Tulkarm, and Bethlehem. In East Jerusalem, Israeli forces demolish a house in Shu’fat refugee camp. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Jabalia refugee camp, Khan Yunis, Rafah, Nuseirat refugee camp, Gaza City, Beit Lahiya, and al-Mawasi, killing at least 88 people, including 66 near the Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahiya. 17 malnourished children are admitted to the Kamal Adwan Hospital. 6 Palestinians abducted from Gaza are released through the Karem Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom) crossing. An Israeli soldier is killed in northern Gaza. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Tyre, Zefta, Maarakeh, and other towns and villages. Israeli forces also bomb a Lebanese military vehicle near Burj al-Muluk, killing a Lebanese soldier. Hezbollah forces launch 3 drones at northern Israel and rockets at Kiryat Shmona, Acre, and Nahariya, causing damage. 2 Israeli soldiers and an Israeli archeologist accompanying the Israeli forces are killed in Southern Lebanon. In Syria, Israeli forces bomb Palmyra, killing 79 people and injuring more than 50 others.  (AJ, HA, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 11/20; AJ, AJ, UNOCHA 11/21; UNOCHA 11/26; UNOCHA 11/28)

More than 43,985 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 17,500 children and 11,487 women, and around 104,092 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 794 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 168 children. More than 6,500 people have been injured. Israel reports that 1,139 Israelis and foreign nationals have been killed and 5,400 have been injured in Israel since 10/7/2023, including Israeli soldiers. In addition, 376 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,440 injured in Gaza since the ground invasion began on 10/27/2023. Over 1.93 million Palestinians, nearly 85% of the population of Gaza, have been displaced since 10/7/2023. There has been a complete electricity blackout in Gaza since 10/12/2023 due to the Israeli blockade. 87% of all housing units in Gaza have been destroyed or severely damaged since 10/7/2023. Kamal Adwan Hospital director Hussam Abu Safiya says 85 patients are at risk of dying due to a lack of medicine at the hospital and that an elderly man has died of starvation. 8 Jordanian military helicopters land in Gaza, delivering 7 tonnes of aid. (AJ, HA, WAFA 11/20)

At the UN Security Council, the U.S. vetoes a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza while the 14 other members of the council vote in favor. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller says the resolution does not link the ceasefire to the immediate release of Israeli captives. French ambassador to the UN Nicolas de Riviere criticizes the U.S. veto, saying the resolution “very firmly” requires the release of the captives. PA ambassador to the UN Majed Bamya condemns the veto, saying the “world should not grow accustomed to the death of Palestinians, to seeing Palestinian children starving.” Hamas and Islamic Jihad also condemn the veto. Acting Hamas Leader in Gaza Khalil al-Hayya says there will not be a prisoner exchange until Israel agrees to a permanent ceasefire. (AJ, AJ, AP, AP, HA, HA, NYT, REU, WAFA, WAFA 11/20; AJ 11/21; WAFA 11/22)

U.S. deputy assistant to the president Amos Hochstein meets with Lebanese parliament speaker Nabih Berri in Beirut for the second day in a row, discussing a ceasefire in Lebanon. After the meeting, Hochstein arrives in Israel for meetings with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer. Hezbollah secretary-general Naim Qassem says he has reviewed the ceasefire proposal and that it is now up to Israel to halt “hostilities.” Israeli foreign minister Gideon Saar says a ceasefire resolution must give Israel “freedom to act” against Hezbollah. (AJ, HA, NYT 11/20)

Recently dismissed Israeli defense minister Yoav Gallant writes on X that Israeli plans to outsource distribution of food in Gaza to private companies under Israeli military supervision “is a euphemism for the start of military rule in the Strip.” (HA 11/20; HA, HA 11/21)

Axios reports that Israel sent the Biden administration a letter on 11/13 promising that Israel does not intend to forcefully displace or starve Palestinians in northern Gaza. (AX 11/20)

The U.S. Senate votes down 3 bills that would block some arms transfers to Israel that are part of $20 billion in military aid Congress passed earlier this year. A bill to block the transfer of tank rounds is voted down 79-18, a bill to block mortar rounds is voted down 78-19, and a bill to block smart bomb kits is voted down 80-17. Before the vote, Senator Bernie Sanders (D-VT) addresses the Senate, saying “you cannot condemn human rights around the world and then turn a blind eye to what the U.S. government is now funding in Israel. People will laugh at your face.” Secretary of State Antony Blinken lobbies Democrats to vote against the bills. (AJ, AP, HA, HA, NYT 11/20; AJ, AJ, HA, REU 11/21)

In the West Bank, Israeli settlers attack Palestinian shepherds in Susiya. Israeli forces shoot and kill 5 Palestinians, injure 9 others, including 3 in a drone strike, shell 3 homes, and bulldoze infrastructure and private property during a raid in Jenin. The Red Crescent says Israeli forces used one of its teams as human shields during the more than 24-hour raid. Israeli forces also arrest 12 Palestinians during late-night raids in and around Hebron, Qalqilya, Ramallah, Tubas, Tulkarm, and Jenin. In East Jerusalem, Israeli forces shoot and injure a Palestinian man in Shu’fat refugee camp. Israeli forces also demolish a mosque in Jabel Mukaber. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Gaza City, Beit Lahiya, Jabalia refugee camp, Nuseirat refugee camp, and al-Bureij refugee camp, killing at least 50 people. Israeli forces also fire sound bombs with shrapnel inside the Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahiya, destroying water tanks and sewage systems. An Israeli soldier is killed in northern Gaza. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Beirut, Nabatieh, Kfar Raeman, Ansariyeh, Bint Jbeil, Habbush, Al Khardali, Mayfadoun, Zoutar al-Sharqiya, Qaqaiyat al-Jisr, and Khiam, killing 11 people. Israeli forces also kill 3 Lebanese soldiers and injure 8 civilians in Sarafand. Hezbollah forces fire rockets at Israel. 2 Israelis are injured south of the Blue Line. 4 Ghanian UNIFIL soldiers are wounded by a rocket in Ramia. The UN says the rocket was most likely fired by “non-state actors within Lebanon.” 8 rockets also land at an Italian UNIFIL base in Chamaa, no injuries are reported. An Israeli soldier is killed in southern Lebanon. (AJ, HA, HA, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 11/19; AJ, HA 11/20; UNOCHA 11/28)

More than 43,972 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 17,500 children and 11,487 women, and around 104,008 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 791 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 168 children. More than 6,500 people have been injured. Israel reports that 1,139 Israelis and foreign nationals have been killed and 5,400 have been injured in Israel since 10/7/2023, including Israeli soldiers. In addition, 376 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,440 injured in Gaza since the ground invasion began on 10/27/2023. Over 1.93 million Palestinians, nearly 85% of the population of Gaza, have been displaced since 10/7/2023. There has been a complete electricity blackout in Gaza since 10/12/2023 due to the Israeli blockade. 87% of all housing units in Gaza have been destroyed or severely damaged since 10/7/2023. The Civil Defense says most of its vehicles have ceased operating due to a lack of fuel. (AJ, HA, UNOCHA, UNOCHA, WAFA 11/19)

UNOCHA reports that all UN attempts to deliver aid to Beit Hanun, Beit Lahiya, and Jabalia have been denied or impeded by Israeli forces. UNOCHA also reports that a truck carrying food and medical supplies to the area was ordered to dump the food at an Israeli checkpoint and proceed with the medical supplies. (AJ 11/19)

U.S. deputy assistant to the president Amos Hochstein meets with Lebanese parliament speaker Nabih Berri and Prime Minister Najib Mikati in Beirut, discussing ceasefire efforts. Mikati says a ceasefire is urgently needed to stop Israel’s “senseless destruction of Lebanese towns.” The Lebanese health ministry says that at least 3,544 people have been killed and 15,036 wounded since 10/8/2023. (AJ, HA, HA, NYT 11/19) 

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces a $5 million reward for anybody who returns an Israeli captive from Gaza to Israel. Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, military chief of staff Herzl Halevi, and Shin Bet director Ronan Bar tour Gaza on the Netzarim Corridor. (AJ, HA, NYT 11/19; AJ 11/20)

The Qatari foreign ministry says that Hamas’s negotiating team is not in Doha, but that Qatar has not closed its office permanently as suggested in media reports. The U.S. imposes sanctions on 6 Hamas officials, including Bassem Naim and Ghazi Hamad. (AJ, HA, REU, REU 11/19)

Argentina withdraws its 3 UNIFIL officers. (AJ, REU 11/19)

U.S. senator Bernie Sanders (D-VT) holds a press conference condemning Israeli actions in Gaza and decrying U.S. complicity. Incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) says that when the new Senate is in session next year it will make clear that it is “squarely in Israel’s corner,” saying “[r]einforcements are on the way.”  (AJ, HA 11/19)

In the West Bank, Israeli forces shoot and kill a Palestinian man during a raid in Nablus. Israeli forces also shoot and injure a Palestinian woman in al-Litwani in the Masafer Yatta area. Elsewhere, Israeli forces seize irrigation networks, water pumps, and solar panels in Khirbet al-Deir. Israeli forces also demolish 2 structures, a garden, and 2 football fields in Rafat. Meanwhile, Israeli forces arrest 10 Palestinians during late-night raids in Dheisheh refugee camp. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Nuseirat refugee camp, Gaza City, Khan Yunis, Rafah, Beit Lahiya, and al-Mawasi, killing at least 76 people. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Beirut, including the central area of Zuqaq al-Blat, Nabatieh, Hanaway, and many other villages and towns, killing at least 28 people. Hezbollah forces fire rockets at Tel Aviv, Kerem Ben Zimra, Kiryat Shmona, and Shfaram, killing a woman in Shfaram. 6 people are injured by shrapnel from an interceptor missile in Tel Aviv. (AJ, AP, HA, HA, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 11/18; AJ, UNOCHA 11/19; UNOCHA 11/21)

More than 43,922 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 17,385 children and 11,487 women, and around 103,898 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 786 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 168 children. More than 6,500 people have been injured. Israel reports that 1,139 Israelis and foreign nationals have been killed and 5,400 have been injured in Israel since 10/7/2023, including Israeli soldiers. In addition, 375 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,425 injured in Gaza since the ground invasion began on 10/27/2023. Over 1.93 million Palestinians, nearly 85% of the population of Gaza, have been displaced since 10/7/2023. There has been a complete electricity blackout in Gaza since 10/12/2023 due to the Israeli blockade. 87% of all housing units in Gaza have been destroyed or severely damaged since 10/7/2023. (AJ, HA, WAFA 11/18)

The Gaza Interior Ministry says 20 people were killed in an operation to target gangs looting aid trucks in Gaza. Earlier in the day, the UN reported that 98 trucks carrying aid were stolen on 11/16 by unidentified assailants. (AJ, AJ, HA, NYT 11/18)

Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich says at a Religious Zionism Party meeting that Israel “must occupy northern Gaza entirely and tell Hamas that if they do not return them [the Israeli captives], we will stay there forever, costing Gaza a third of its territory.” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tells the Knesset that Israel will continue attacking Hezbollah, even if a ceasefire is agreed to. Palestinian MK Ayman Odeh calls Netanyahu a “serial killer of peace” who is responsible for the killing of 17,385 babies in Gaza, before being removed from the speaker’s stand by Knesset security. (AJ, HA 11/18; AJ 11/19)

U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller says he cannot confirm whether some Hamas officials have moved from Qatar to Turkey but says the U.S. would warn Turkey against hosting Hamas officials. Miller also says that the U.S. is waiting for Israel to finish its investigation into the Israeli killing of American citizen Aysenur Ezgi Eygi before it determines the next steps. The U.S. imposes sanctions on the settler organization Amana. (AJ, AJ, AP, HA, HA, WAFA 11/18)

EU foreign ministers discuss High Commissioner Josep Borrell’s proposal to suspend political dialogue with Israel. Polish foreign minister Radoslaw Sikorski subsequently says the EU will not be suspending political dialogue as the ministers did not agree. (AJ, HA, REU, WAFA 11/18)

UK foreign secretary David Lammy says there needs to be a “huge, huge rise in aid” arriving in Gaza, saying the “situation is devastating and, frankly, beyond comprehension, and it is getting worse not better.” (AJ 11/18)

The G20 countries call for a ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon after a summit in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. (AJ, AJ 11/19) 

Amsterdam mayor Femke Halsema says she regrets using the word “pogrom” to describe the violence in Amsterdam before and after the football game between Ajax Amsterdam and Maccabi Tel Aviv. (AJ 11/18)

In the West Bank, Israeli forces fire tear gas at a school in al-Khader, injuring students. Israeli forces also arrest 15 Palestinians during late-night raids in and around Salfit, Qalqilya, Tulkarm, Ramallah, Jerusalem, and Hebron. In East Jerusalem, Israeli forces raid Silwan, seizing 4 motorcycles and fining shop owners for selling Palestinian products. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Beit Lahiya, Nuseirat refugee camp, al-Bureij refugee camp, Rafah, and Khan Yunis, killing at least 111 people, including at least 72 in a residential building in Beit Lahiya. 2 Israeli soldiers are killed in Jabalia refugee camp. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Beirut, including Ras Al Naba’a and Mar Elias Street, Tyre, al-Mari, and other towns and villages. Israeli forces assassinate Hezbollah media chief Mohammed Afif and kill 3 others in an airstrike on Ras Al Naba’a in Beirut and kill a Lebanese soldier at a military post in al-Mari. In Yemen, Houthi forces launch drones at Tel Aviv.  (AJ, AJ, AP, HA, HA, HA, HA, NYT, REU, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 11/17; UNOCHA 11/21)

More than 43,846 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 17,385 children and 11,487 women, and around 103,740 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 785 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 168 children. More than 6,500 people have been injured. Israel reports that 1,139 Israelis and foreign nationals have been killed and 5,400 have been injured in Israel since 10/7/2023, including Israeli soldiers. In addition, 375 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,425 injured in Gaza since the ground invasion began on 10/27/2023. Over 1.93 million Palestinians, nearly 85% of the population of Gaza, have been displaced since 10/7/2023. There has been a complete electricity blackout in Gaza since 10/12/2023 due to the Israeli blockade. 87% of all housing units in Gaza have been destroyed or severely damaged since 10/7/2023. (AJ, HA, WAFA 11/17)

The Salem military court sentences WAFA journalist Rasha Herzallah to 6 months in prison and fines her $3,300. Herzallah was arrested and placed in administrative detention on 6/2/2024 in Huwwara. She will be released on 12/1/2024 due to the time she has spent held in administrative detention. (WAFA 11/17)

Lebanese education minister Abbas Halabi says public and private schools in Beirut and several coastal regions will be closed on 11/18 and 11/19. (AJ 11/17; HA 11/18)

Haaretz reports that U.S. mediators have been able to decouple the Gaza and Lebanon ceasefires but that Israel’s insistence on being able to continue to operate in Lebanon after a ceasefire remains a hurdle. (HA, HA 11/17)

Incoming U.S. Senate majority-leader John Thune (R-SD) says he will use the Republican majority in the Senate to pressure the ICC and its chief prosecutor Karim Khan to stop the pursuit of arrest warrants for Israeli officials, threatening sanctions. (HA 11/17; AJ, HA 11/18)

Pope Francis calls for an investigation into whether Israel is committing genocide in Gaza in the new interview book Hope Never Disappoints: Pilgrims towards a Better World. (AJ, AJ, AP, HA, WAFA 11/17)

Anadolu Agency reports that Turkey denied Israeli president Isaac Herzog permission to use its airspace, forcing him to cancel plans to visit Azerbaijan for the COP29 climate conference. (AP 11/18)

In the West Bank, Israeli settlers assault a 13-year-old Palestinian child in Hebron. Israeli settlers also set fire to homes, vehicles, and crops in Beit Furik. Elsewhere, armed Israeli settlers force a Palestinian family to flee their home in Duma. Israeli settlers also set up an outpost in Khallet Khader. Israeli forces seize 3 vehicles during a raid in al-Karmel. Israeli forces also arrest 12 Palestinians during raids in and around Hebron, Nablus, Jenin, Qalqilya, and Salfit. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Shati’ refugee camp, Beit Lahiya, al-Bureij refugee camp, Nuseirat refugee camp, Jabalia refugee camp, Gaza City, Khan Yunis, Rafah, and al-Mawasi, killing 35 people, including at least 10 at the Abu Assi school in Shati’ refugee camp. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Beirut, Tyre, Nabatieh, al-Khraiba, and other towns and villages, killing at least 29 people. Israeli forces also invade Chamaa, 3 miles north of the Blue Line, demolishing homes and the Shine to Shimon the Prophet before withdrawing. Hezbollah forces fire rockets at Israeli military bases in Haifa and Carmiel. An Israeli soldier is killed in southern Lebanon. In Iraq, the Islamic Resistance in Iraq launches 2 drones at Eilat. In Yemen, Houthi forces launch drones at Eilat. (AJ, AJ, AP, HA, HA, NYT, REU, REU, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 11/16; AJ, WAFA, WAFA 11/17; UNOCHA 11/19; UNOCHA 11/21)

More than 43,799 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 17,385 children and 11,487 women, and around 103,601 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 785 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 168 children. More than 6,500 people have been injured. Israel reports that 1,139 Israelis and foreign nationals have been killed and 5,400 have been injured in Israel since 10/7/2023, including Israeli soldiers. In addition, 373 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,425 injured in Gaza since the ground invasion began on 10/27/2023. Over 1.93 million Palestinians, nearly 85% of the population of Gaza, have been displaced since 10/7/2023. There has been a complete electricity blackout in Gaza since 10/12/2023 due to the Israeli blockade. 87% of all housing units in Gaza have been destroyed or severely damaged since 10/7/2023. The Khan Yunis municipality says it has run out of fuel to keep operating its water and sewage facilities. (AJ, WAFA 11/16)

In the West Bank, Israeli settlers set up an outpost in Khirbet Samri in the Masafer Yatta area. Israeli settlers also raid a mosque in Dura, shouting racist slogans from its minaret. Israeli forces raid Abu Dis, firing stun grenades and injuring a Palestinian woman in her face with shrapnel. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Beit Lahiya, Khan Yunis, Gaza City, Dayr al-Balah, al-Mawasi, and Rafah, killing at least 28 people. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Beirut, Baalbek, Jennata, Arnoun, Nabatieh al-Fawqa, al-Tairi, Kunin, Ain Qana, and Tyre. Hezbollah forces fire rockets at Haifa and Acre. In Syria, Israeli forces bomb the Mazzeh neighborhood of Damascus for the second day in a row. (AJ, AP, AP, HA, NYT, REU, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 11/15; HA 11/16; UNOCHA 11/19)

More than 43,764 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 17,385 children and 11,487 women, and around 103,490 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 785 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 168 children. More than 6,500 people have been injured. Israel reports that 1,139 Israelis and foreign nationals have been killed and 5,400 have been injured in Israel since 10/7/2023, including Israeli soldiers. In addition, 373 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,425 injured in Gaza since the ground invasion began on 10/27/2023. Over 1.93 million Palestinians, nearly 85% of the population of Gaza, have been displaced since 10/7/2023. There has been a complete electricity blackout in Gaza since 10/12/2023 due to the Israeli blockade. 87% of all housing units in Gaza have been destroyed or severely damaged since 10/7/2023. Israel releases 20 Palestinian prisoners to Gaza through the Karem Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom) crossing. (AJ, HA, WAFA 11/15; UNOCHA 11/19)

France condemns Israel’s demolition of al-Bustan Association center in Silwan on 11/13, saying the center was supported and financed by the French foreign ministry, and calling for accountability. (AJ 11/15)

Lebanese parliament speaker Nabih Berri confirms that Lebanon has received the U.S.’s ceasefire proposal and that the U.S. demand for the formation of a committee to supervise the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701 is unacceptable, but that discussions are continuing. (AJ 11/15)

Italian foreign minister Antonio Tajani speaks with Israeli foreign minister Gideon Saar, protesting that an unexploded Israeli artillery shell hit an Italian UNIFIL base in Lebanon. (AJ, REU 11/15)

Israeli national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir says Israel should not deliver, or facilitate the delivery of, humanitarian aid to Gaza, and that not even the civilian population should receive aid as long as there are captives being held in Gaza. (AJ 11/15)

EU high commissioner for foreign affairs Josep Borrell calls on the EU to ban import of products from Israeli settlements and to suspend political dialogue with Israel ahead of a meeting of EU foreign ministers. (AJ 11/15)

U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s pick for ambassador to Isreal, Mike Huckabee, says in an interview that he will not use the name West Bank unless he is instructed to do so, insisting on using the names the “promised land” or “Judea and Samaria” instead. He also says that the annexation issue is a decision that Israel will have to make. (AJ 11/15; HA 11/17)

Israeli settler activist and founder of the Nachala movement, Daniella Weiss, says she has visited the Netzarim Corridor in central Gaza, inspecting sites for Israeli settlements. (HA 11/16; HA 11/17)

In the West Bank, Israeli settlers attack Palestinians harvesting olives in Jalud, Khirbet Salama, and Shufa. Israeli settlers also set up a new outpost near al-‘Awja. Elsewhere, Israeli settlers raid al-Mughayyir, before being repelled by Palestinians. Israeli forces shoot and injure 2 Palestinian children during a raid in Beit Furik. Israeli forces also assault 2 Palestinian children during a raid in Sinjil. Elsewhere, Israeli forces assault 4 Palestinians during a raid in Burqa. Israeli forces also demolish part of a building in al-Walaja. Meanwhile, Israeli forces seize a truck during a raid in Ein al-Beida. In Gaza, Israel forces bomb Gaza City, Jabalia refugee camp, and al-Bureij refugee camp, killing at least 24 people. In the Naqab, Israeli forces demolish the last structure, a mosque, in Umm al-Hiran. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Beirut, Baalbek, al-Bazaliyah, Rasm al-Hadath, Qanarit, Zeita, Anqoun, Bnafoul, Arabsalim, and Nabatieh, killing at least 59 people, including 15 in a Civil Defense building in Baalbek. Hezbollah forces fire rockets at the Tel Haim base south of Tel Aviv, Eliakim, Yesud HaMaala, Manara, Sasa, and Dishon, injuring 2 soldiers in Eliakim. An Israeli soldier is killed in southern Lebanon. In Syria, Israeli forces bomb Damascus, killing at least 15 people. Israel reportedly targeted Islamic Jihad. Islamic Jihad says Israel assassinates Abdel Aziz Minawi and Rasmi Yusuf Abu Issa. (AJ, AJ, AP, AP, HA, HA, HA, HA, NYT, REU, REU, REU, UNOCHA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 11/14; AJ 11/15; AJ 11/16; UNOCHA 11/21)

More than 43,736 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 17,385 children and 11,487 women, and around 103,370 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 785 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 168 children. More than 6,500 people have been injured. Israel reports that 1,139 Israelis and foreign nationals have been killed and 5,400 have been injured in Israel since 10/7/2023, including Israeli soldiers. In addition, 373 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,425 injured in Gaza since the ground invasion began on 10/27/2023. Over 1.93 million Palestinians, nearly 85% of the population of Gaza, have been displaced since 10/7/2023. There has been a complete electricity blackout in Gaza since 10/12/2023 due to the Israeli blockade. 87% of all housing units in Gaza have been destroyed or severely damaged since 10/7/2023. (AJ, HA, UNOCHA, WAFA 11/14)

44-year-old Palestinian prisoner Anwar Esleem from Gaza dies at the Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba after being transferred there from the Naqab Prison. The Palestinian Prisoner’s Society and the Palestinian Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs say another prisoner Sameeh Eleiwi, 61, died on 11/6 after being transferred from the Ramle prison clinic to the Shamir Medical Center. Sky News reports, based on testimonies given to HaMoked, that Dr Adnan al-Bursh may have been raped to death at the Ofer Prison in the middle of April. Dr al-Bursh was taken by Israeli forces from al-Awda Hospital on 12/19/2023 to the Sde Teiman detention camp and later taken to the Ofer Prison. (SKY 11/14; AJ, WAFA 11/15; UNOCHA; AJ 11/24)

The UN Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories says in a report covering October 2023 to July 2024 that Israeli warfare practices in Gaza “are consistent with the characteristics of genocide.” The report says Israel is using starvation as a method of war, inflicting collective punishment on the Palestinian people, ignored binding orders and resolutions from the ICJ and UN Security Council, and uses AI-assisted targeting with little human oversight in disregard of its obligation to distinguish between civilians and combatants.  U.S. State Department spokesperson Vedant Patel says “this is something we would unequivocally disagree with. We think that kind of phrasing and those kind of accusations are certainly unfounded.” (AJ, AJ, UNOHCHR 11/14; WAFA 11/15)

Human Rights Watch finds that Israel has committed a war crime in Gaza by deliberately, permanently, and forcefully displacing Palestinians from large parts of Gaza. (AJ, HA, REU 11/14; HA 11/16)

Israeli attorney-general Gali Baharav-Miara writes to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, recommending he fire National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir over his interventions in police work. (AJ, HA, REU 11/14)

U.S. ambassador to Lebanon Lisa A Johnson has reportedly presented a draft proposal for a ceasefire to Lebanese parliament speaker Nabih Berri. (AJ, HA 11/14)

UN Security Council members Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique, Algeria, Guyana, South Korea, Sierra Leone, and Slovenia agree to a draft resolution calling for “an immediate, unconditional, and permanent ceasefire” in Gaza, before sharing the draft resolution with the 5 permanent members the U.S., the UK, France, China, and Russia. (AP 11/14; AJ, AP 11/15)

U.S. house representative Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) calls on Secretary of State Antony Blinken to resign after Blinken’s deadline to Israel to increase aid in Gaza passed without consequences for Israel. Tlaib says Blinken has lied to Congress and should therefore resign. A letter signed by 88 Democrats in Congress calls on President Joe Biden to sanction Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Ben-Gvir before he leaves office in January 2025. (AJ, AX, HA, REU 11/14; WAFA 11/15)

In the West Bank, Israeli settlers vandalize Palestinian property and raze land during a raid in al-‘Awja. Israeli forces shoot and kill 2 Palestinians and injure 2 others, including a 2-year-old child, during a raid in Tulkarm. Israeli forces also shoot and injure 3 Palestinians, including a child, during a raid in Burqa. Elsewhere, Israeli forces shoot and injure a Palestinian man near al-Arroub refugee camp. Israeli forces also shoot and injure a Palestinian man in Beit Furik. Meanwhile, Israeli forces demolish 2 homes and violently disperse Palestinians with tear gas during a raid in Beit Umar. Israeli forces also demolish a rental property in al-Zawiya. Separately, Israeli forces demolish a house under construction in Kardala. Israeli forces also seize Palestinian-owned caravans in Bardala. Elsewhere, Israeli forces arrest 12 Palestinians during raids in and around Nablus, Ramallah, Qalqilya, and Jenin. 2 Israeli settlers are injured in a car ramming near Deir Qaddis. In East Jerusalem, Israeli settlers set fire to 3 Palestinian vehicles in Sheikh Jarrah. Israeli forces demolish al-Bustan Association center in Silwan. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Gaza City, Jabalia refugee camp, Nuseirat refugee camp, Beit Lahiya, Rafah, Dayr al-Balah, Maghazi, and al-Mawasi, killing at least 47 people. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Beirut, Yahmar al-Sharif, Tebnine, Bint Jbeil, Ainata, Sultaniya, Kfar Reman, al-Shaitiyah, Shamaa, Zibqin, Majdal Zoun, and Qalila, killing at least 16 people. Hezbollah forces fire rockets at the Kirya and Amos military bases, and at a base in Nahariya. 6 Israeli soldiers are killed in southern Lebanon. In Syria, Israeli forces bomb the Homs region. (AJ, HA, HA, REU, REU, UNOCHA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 11/13; AJ, NYT, UNOCHA 11/14; AJ, WAFA 11/15; UNOCHA 11/19; UNOCHA 11/21)

More than 43,712 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 17,385 children and 11,487 women, and around 103,258 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 785 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 168 children. More than 6,500 people have been injured. Israel reports that 1,139 Israelis and foreign nationals have been killed and 5,400 have been injured in Israel since 10/7/2023, including Israeli soldiers. In addition, 373 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,425 injured in Gaza since the ground invasion began on 10/27/2023. Over 1.93 million Palestinians, nearly 85% of the population of Gaza, have been displaced since 10/7/2023. There has been a complete electricity blackout in Gaza since 10/12/2023 due to the Israeli blockade. 87% of all housing units in Gaza have been destroyed or severely damaged since 10/7/2023. (AJ, HA, WAFA 11/13)

UNRWA commissioner-general Phillippe Lazzarini addresses the UN General Assembly pleading for members to help protect UNRWA, saying “Israel is working to unilaterally shift the long-established parameters for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.” Lazzarini also says Israel is attacking the agency in “a fierce, global disinformation campaign” that UNRWA cannot defend itself from because Israel does not present any evidence. The General Assembly votes 170-6 in favor of a resolution affirming the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination. The votes against are the U.S., Argentina, Paraguay, Micronesia, Israel, and Nauru. (AJ 11/13; JP 11/14; AJ, WAFA, WAFA 11/15)

Haaretz reports that the Israeli military has distributed training and planning materials that show plans to occupy Gaza until at least the end of 2025. The plans including building roads, cellular antennas, buildings, and water, sewage, and electricity networks. (AJ, HA 11/13)

Israeli defense minister Israel Katz says Israel will not agree to a ceasefire in Lebanon until Hezbollah agrees to withdraw north of the Litani River. (AJ, HA 11/13)

U.S. secretary of state Antony Blinken tells reporters that Israel has succeeded in its war goals in Gaza and that it is time to end the war. Blinken also says he wants to see long pauses in the Israeli bombing so aid can get in. President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump meet at the White House, reportingly discussing how they can work together to reach a ceasefire in Gaza before Trump’s inauguration, among other issues.  (AJ, AX, AX, HA, REU 11/13)

Reuters reports that EU high commissioner for foreign affairs Josep Borrell has proposed that EU member states suspend political dialogue with Israel, citing Israel’s human rights violations in Gaza. German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock publicly rejects the proposal on 11/14. (AJ, HA, REU 11/13; HA 11/14)

The ice cream company Ben & Jerry’s files a lawsuit against its parent company Unilever, saying Unilever has censored and threatened Ben & Jerry’s over its attempts to make expressions of support for Palestinian refugees. (NYT 11/14; AJ,  AP 11/15; HA 11/17)

Protesters defy a ban on pro-Palestine demonstrations in Amsterdam. (AJ 11/13)

In the West Bank, Israeli settlers assault a Palestinian family and steal their olive harvest in Yasuf. Israeli settlers also pave a settler road east of Minya. Elsewhere, Israeli settlers vandalize olive trees in Burqa. Israeli forces shoot and kill a Palestinian man near Dayr Sharaf, claiming he tried to stab soldiers. Israeli forces also fire tear gas at Palestinians during a raid in al-Khader.  Meanwhile, Israeli forces arrest 15 Palestinians during raids in and around Hebron, Ramallah Qalqilya, Nablus, Salfit, and Jerusalem. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Rafah, Dayr al-Balah, Khan Yunis, Gaza City, Beit Hanun, Nuseirat refugee camp, and Jabalia refugee camp. The Gaza Health Ministry says Israel has killed 62 people in the past 2 days. Israeli forces also forcefully displace 130 families from Beit Hanun, forcing them to flee south. 4 Israeli soldiers are killed in Gaza. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Beirut, Joun, Baalchmay, Tefahta, Maydoun, Shamsthar, Roumine, Yater, and Zebqin, killing at least 78 people. Israel reportedly uses phosphorus shells in the attacks on Yater and Zebqin. Israeli forces also issue evacuation orders for 14 villages in southern Lebanon, telling residents to flee north of the Awali River. Hezbollah forces fire rockets at Israeli military bases near Tel Aviv and Nahariya, killing 2 people in Nahariya. (AJ, AJ, AP, HA, NYT, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 11/12; AJ 11/13; UNOCHA 11/14; UNOCHA 11/19; UNOCHA 11/21)

More than 43,665 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 17,385 children and 11,487 women, and around 103,076 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 783 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 168 children. More than 6,500 people have been injured. Israel reports that 1,139 Israelis and foreign nationals have been killed and 5,400 have been injured in Israel since 10/7/2023, including Israeli soldiers. In addition, 373 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,425 injured in Gaza since the ground invasion began on 10/27/2023. Over 1.93 million Palestinians, nearly 85% of the population of Gaza, have been displaced since 10/7/2023. There has been a complete electricity blackout in Gaza since 10/12/2023 due to the Israeli blockade. 87% of all housing units in Gaza have been destroyed or severely damaged since 10/7/2023. (AJ, HA, UNOCHA, UNOCHA, UNOCHA, WAFA 11/12)

Refugees International, Anera, Care, Mercy Corps, NRC, Oxfam, MedGlobal, and Save the Children say Israel has not met any of the metrics the U.S. laid out for compliance with U.S. law on humanitarian relief for Gaza. The assessment is made on the day of the 30-day deadline that Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin set in their letter to Israel on 10/13. Among the requirements were enabling at least 350 trucks to enter Gaza each day; only 42 trucks carrying aid have entered per day. State Department spokesperson Vedant Patel says the U.S. government has not assessed that Israel has violated U.S. law on the issue. President Joe Biden responds when asked by a reporter if he thinks a ceasefire deal if possible before the end of his term, “do you think you can keep from getting hit in the head by a camara behind you?”  (AJ, AJ, AJ, AP, AX, HA, HA, HA, NYT, REU, REU 11/12; AJ, AJ, AP, NYT, REU 11/13)