The Palestine Chronology

In the West Bank, Israeli settlers throw stones at Palestinians harvesting olives, injuring a Palestinian man, and destroy a power station, causing power outages in Yasuf. Israeli settlers also assault Palestinians harvesting olives in Madama, Tulkarm, Rujeib, and Qusra, including with pepper spray in Rujeib. Elsewhere, Israeli settlers assault a medic and an ambulance driver near Qalqilya. Israeli forces shoot and kill a 60-year-old Palestinian woman picking olives in Faqqua. Israeli forces also shoot and injure 2 Palestinian children during a raid in al-Arroub refugee camp. Elsewhere, Israeli forces shoot and injure 2 Palestinians during a raid in Beit Furik. Israeli forces also arrest 4 Palestinians during raids in Nablus. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Maghazi, Jabalia refugee camp, Dayr al-Balah, Nuseirat refugee camp, and Gaza City, killing at least 50 people, including 28 at the Abu Hussein School in Jabalia refugee camp. Israeli forces also continue the siege and destruction of Jabalia refugee camp for the 13th day in a row. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Yammoune, Sarin, safri, Tamnin, and al-Hawash, killing at least 45 people. 5 Israeli soldiers are killed in southern Lebanon. Hezbollah forces fire rockets at al-Sadana. German UNIFIL forces shoot down a drone off the coast of Lebanon. In Syria, Israeli forces bomb Latakia. In Yemen, U.S. forces bomb Sanaa and Saada. (AJ, AJ, AP, AP, AX, HA, HA, NYT, REU, REU, REU, REU, REU, UNOCHA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 10/17; AJ 10/18) 

More than 42,438 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 17,000 children and 11,487 women, and around 99,246 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 744 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 155 children. More than 6,315 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, 353 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,345 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. At least 79,000 housing units have been destroyed and 370,000 have been damaged in Israeli airstrikes since 10/7/2023. Reuters reports that traders importing food to Gaza from Israel have lost access to a system set up by Israel to process import requests. According to Israel’s own statistics, so far in October an average of 29 trucks have entered Gaza daily, compared to an average of 175 trucks a day between May and September. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification finds that 86% of people in Gaza are facing food crisis levels of Phase 3 or higher, with 6% of the population facing catastrophic hunger. The UN International Labour Organization says nearly 100% of Gaza’s population is living in poverty. (AJ, AP, HA, NYT, NYT, REU, REU, UNOCHA, WAFA, WAFA 10/17)

Israel claims its forces killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar during combat in southern Gaza on 10/16. Israel releases drone video showing what appears to be Sinwar wounded, sitting in a chair wearing a keffiyeh, and throwing a stick at the drone filming him. After filming Sinwar with the drone, Israeli forces fired a tank shell at the building, killing him. Israel’s military spokesperson Nadav Shoshani says the soldiers did not realize it was Sinwar who had been killed until today. Hamas does not confirm that Sinwar is dead, but political bureau member Basem Naim says in a statement to AFP that Hamas cannot be eliminated because it “is a liberation movement led by people looking for freedom and dignity.” Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the killing of Sinwar does not end Israel’s war on Gaza but marks “the beginning of the end.” Netanyahu claims that Israel would end the war if Hamas disarms and returns the captives. Netanyahu also speaks with U.S. president Joe Biden, discussing restarting the ceasefire negotiations. Separately, Biden says he will dispatch Secretary of State Antony Blinken to the Middle East to work on the “day after” for Gaza. Blinken speaks with Qatari prime minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani and Saudi foreign minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, discussing restarting ceasefire negotiations. Israel claims that an UNRWA staffer was with Sinwar before he was killed but UNRWA commissioner-general Philippe Lazzarini says the man fled to Egypt in April where he is alive with his family. (AJ, AJ, AJ, AJ, AJ, AP, AP, AX, AX, AX, HA, HA, NYT, NYT, NYT, NYT, NYT, NYT, NYT, REU, REU, REU, REU, REU, REU, REU, REU, REU, REU, REU 10/17; AJ, AJ, AP, AP, AP, AP, HA, NYT, NYT, NYT, NYT, REU 10/18; NYT 10/19; AP 10/20)

The PLO Executive Committee holds a meeting, chaired by PA president Mahmoud Abbas, in Ramallah. The members discuss Israel’s General’s Plan for starving and destroying northern Gaza and reject any foreign discussion of a “day after” plan for Gaza that does not include the PLO and PA. (WAFA 10/17)

UNOCHA says Israeli settlers have vandalized more than 700 olive trees since 10/1. (UNOCHA 10/17)

Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi meets with Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in Cairo, marking the first time an Iranian foreign minister has visited Egypt in more than 10 years. The 2 discuss the need for a ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon. (AJ, AP, HA, REU 10/17)

German chancellor Olaf Scholz says Germany will continue to supply Israel with weapons, adding “supporting Israel also means that we are constantly ensuring Israel’s defense capabilities, for example by supplying military goods and weapons.” France and Spain have recently called for an arms embargo on Israel. (REU 10/17)

In the West Bank, Israeli forces shoot and kill a Palestinian man before stealing his body during a raid in Jenin refugee camp. Israeli forces also shoot and injure a Palestinian child during a raid in Salfit. Elsewhere, Israeli forces shoot and injure a Palestinian man during a raid in Baqa ash-Sharqiyya. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Gaza City, Rafah, and Jabalia refugee camp, killing at least 65 people. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Beirut, Tayr Debba, Nabatieh, Kafr Jouz, Bint Jbeil, Ayta ash Shab, Majdal Selm, Kafr Kila, and Marjayoun, killing at least 27 people, including Nabatieh mayor Ahmad Kahi and 15 other people in a municipal building in Nabatieh. Israeli forces also open fire at a UNIFIL watchtower in Kafr Kila, causing damage, and injure 2 ambulance workers in Jwaya. Meanwhile, Israeli forces film themselves blowing up the entire village of Mhaibib, destroying the 2,100-year-old shine of Benjamin and several homes. Hezbollah forces fire rockets at Kiryat Shmona, Majdal al-Krum, and Safed. In Yemen, U.S. forces bomb Sanaa and Saada. (AJ, AP, AP, HA, NYT, REU, REU, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 10/16; AJ, AJ, AP, AX, HA, NAT, NYT, REU, REU, REU 10/17; NYT 10/18)

More than 42,409 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 17,000 children and 11,487 women, and around 99,153 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 743 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 155 children. More than 6,315 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, 353 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,345 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. At least 79,000 housing units have been destroyed and 370,000 have been damaged in Israeli airstrikes since 10/7/2023. UNRWA says it administered the second dose of the polio vaccine along with the WHO and UNICEF to 64,000 children in Gaza on the second day of the vaccination campaign. UNICEF spokesperson James Elder says the Israeli restrictions on aid to Gaza are the worst since October last year. Kamal Adwan Hospital director Hussam Abu Safiya calls on the international community, the Red Cross, and the WHO to help create a corridor to the hospital in Beit Lahiya so it can receive much needed fuel, medical supplies, medical delegations, and food. (AJ, AJ, REU, UNOCHA, WAFA 10/16)

Defense for Children International-Palestine says that as of 9/30 the number of Palestinian children held in administrative detention was 85, the highest number since it began monitoring child detainees in 2008. (AJ 10/16)

UNRWA commissioner-general Philippe Lazzarini tells reporters “I will not hide the fact that we might reach a point that we will not be able any more to operate” in Gaza, saying “[w]e are very near to a possible breaking point.” (AJ, REU, WAFA 10/16)

At the UN Security Council, Palestinian ambassador to the UN Riyad Mansour says Israel’s “General’s Plan” is already in motion in northern Gaza, saying “[w]hat is happening in northern Gaza now is another level of monstrosity.” The General’s Plan has been described as a policy in which Palestinians in certain areas are given 2 weeks to evacuate and after that are considered combatants and the area will be closed off and starved. Chinese ambassador to the UN Fu Cong says Palestinians “are all human beings like us. Why, when born in Gaza, do they have to suffer like this?” U.S. ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield says more aid needs to enter Gaza, adding that a “policy of starvation in northern Gaza would be horrific and unacceptable and would have implications under international law and U.S. law. The government of Israel has said this is not their policy . . . we will be watching to see that Israel’s actions on the ground match this statement.” The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, Al-Haq, and Al Mezan Center for Human Rights issue a joint statement urging the international community to stop Israel from carrying out the General’s Plan in Jabalia, Beit Lahiya, and Beit Hanun. (AJ, AJ, AP, HA, NYT, REU 10/16; AJ, AP 10/17)

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Party extends invitations to an event near Gaza scheduled for next week titled “Preparing to Settle Gaza.” Social Equality Minister May Golan and MKs Tally Gotliv, Osher Shkalim, and Hanoch Milwidsky say they will attend the event. (HA 10/16)

Qatari prime minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani tells reporters that there has been no engagement on reaching a ceasefire in Gaza in the past 3-4 weeks. Egypt replaces General Intelligence Directorate director Abbas Karmel with his former deputy Hassan Mahmoud Rashad. Karmel, who has been a big part of Egypt’s diplomacy with and about Palestine and ceasefire negotiations, is named special envoy and adviser to the president. (AJ, AJ, HA, REU 10/16; NYT 10/17)

Politico reports that on 8/29 the Biden administration told aid groups that the U.S. would not consider using military aid as a leverage to force Israel to allow aid to enter Gaza. (AJ 10/16)

16 EU countries that contribute troops to UNIFIL call for a change to the UNIFIL rules of engagement, without stipulating what the changes would be. (AJ, AP 10/16)

France bars Israel from having a “stand or exhibition of equipment” at the Euronaval defense show in Paris on 11/4. (AJ, REU 10/16)

UK prime minister Kier Starmer says his government is considering economic restrictions on Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir over their comments about civilians in Gaza and settlement activities in the West Bank. (AJ, AJ, AP, HA, HA, REU 10/16)

Germany has approved sales of weapons and military equipment to Israel worth $33.7 million in the past 8 weeks, more than twice the amount in the first 8 months of 2024, according to the German economy ministry. (HA 10/16)

Delta Airlines suspends flights from New York to Tel Aviv until March 2025. (AJ, HA 10/16)

In the West Bank, a Palestinian man succumbs to injuries sustained from Israeli forces during a raid on Jenin on 7/5. Israeli settlers vandalize olive trees in Burqa. Israeli forces shoot and injure 2 Palestinians, including a child, during a raid in Beit Furik. Israeli forces also raid al-Bireh and Abwein, firing tear gas at Palestinians protesting the raids. Elsewhere, Israeli forces demolish 3 agricultural structures in Jalamah, a home in Kafr ad-Dik, and a home in Ein ad-Duyuk at-Tahta. Israeli forces also begin construction of a new settler road near Kardala. Meanwhile, Israeli forces arrest 25 Palestinians during late-night raids in and around Jenin, Hebron, Bethlehem, Nablus, Qalqilya, and Ramallah, and 2 American activists in Qusra. In East Jerusalem, Israeli authorities force a Palestinian family to demolish their own home in Sur Baher. Israeli settlers tour the Haram al-Sharif compound. Israeli forces demolish a commercial structure in Wadi al-Juz. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Gaza City, Jabalia refugee camp, Khan Yunis, Nuseirat refugee camp, and Maghazi, killing at least 55 people. Israeli forces also continue to besiege and assault Jabalia refugee camp for the 11th day in a row. In Yibna (Yavne), an Israeli police officer is shot and killed, and 4 others are injured. The attacker, who is shot and killed, is not identified. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Riyaq, Qana, Toul, Kafr Jouz, Jarhouh, Jennata, and Nabatieh, killing at least 41 people. Hezbollah forces fire rockets at Safed. (AJ, AJ, AP, HA, HA, REU, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 10/15; HA 10/16; UNOCHA 10/17)

More than 42,344 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 17,000 children and 11,487 women, and around 99,013 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 742 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 155 children. More than 6,315 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, 353 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,345 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. At least 79,000 housing units have been destroyed and 370,000 have been damaged in Israeli airstrikes since 10/7/2023. (AJ, UNOCHA, WAFA 10/15)

The WHO says it has restarted the polio vaccination campaign in Gaza, providing the second dose of the vaccine to nearly 100,000 children. (AP, WAFA 10/15; AJ10/16)

A letter from U.S. secretary of state Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to Israeli defense minister Yoav Gallant and Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer from 10/13 is made public. In the letter, the U.S. government gives Israel 30 days to comply with U.S. law and allow humanitarian assistance in Gaza or face legal consequences relating to U.S. military aid. The 30 day period would expire after the U.S. presidential election and there has been speculation that this timing is deliberate. Senator Bernie Sanders reiterates that he will bring legislation to Congress, when it reconvenes, to end offensive weapons sales to Israel but urges President Biden to end the sales now, saying “Israel is clearly violating U.S. and international law, using starvation as a toll of its all-out war against the Palestinian people.” EU high commissioner for foreign affairs Josep Borrell questions why the U.S. would give Israel 30 days to comply, when Israel should be complying immediately to save lives. (AJ, AJ, AP, AX, HA, HA, NYT, NYT, REU 10/15; AX, NYT 10/16; AJ, AJ, REU, WAFA 10/17)

UN humanitarian and reconstruction coordinator for Gaza Sigrid Kaag visits south and central Gaza. (AJ 10/15)

Lebanese prime minister Najib Mikati tells Al Jazeera that he has been provided with assurances from the U.S. that Israel will reduce the attacks on Beirut and its suburbs. Hezbollah deputy secretary-general Naim Qassem says a ceasefire is the best solution for Lebanon and Gaza. The UN says 25% of Lebanon is under Israeli evacuation orders. (AJ, HA, REU 10/15)

French president Emmanuel Macron speaks with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. According to the Israeli readout of the conversation, Netanyahu tells Macron that Israel will not accept “any arrangement” that does not allow Israel to attack Hezbollah until it cannot threaten people in northern Israel. (AJ, HA, REU 10/15)

The U.S. and Canada impose sanctions on the Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Network. The U.S. Treasury Department calls Samidoun “a sham charity that serves as an international fundraiser” for the PFLP. (AJ, AJ, AP, HA, HA 10/15)

The UK announces sanctions on the settler groups Od Yosef Chai Yeshiva, Hashomer Yosh, Torat Lechima, and Amana, and on the settlement outposts Tirzah Valley Farm Outpost, Meitarim Outpost, and Shuvi Eretz Outpost. (AJ, HA, HA, REU, WAFA 10/15)

Columbia University temporarily suspends Israeli assistant professor Shai Davidai for harassing employees at the university. There have been calls for Davidai to be fired from the university for the past year due to his campaign of harassment and intimidation of pro-Palestine students and faculty on campus. (AJ, HA 10/16)

In the West Bank, Israeli settlers attack Palestinians harvesting olives in Qusra. Israeli settlers also attack Palestinian shepherds in Taqqua. Israeli forces shoot and kill 2 Palestinians, including a child, and injure 5 others, including a child, during a raid in Jenin. Israeli forces also shoot and injure 4 Palestinians during a raid in Qusra. Elsewhere, Israeli forces assault a Palestinian man at a checkpoint near Nablus. Israeli forces also raid al-Karmil, vandalizing a home and seizing 2 vehicles. Meanwhile, Israeli forces prevent Palestinians from harvesting olives in Beit Furik. Israeli forces also arrest 50 Palestinians during late-night raids in and around Bethlehem, Jenin, Jerusalem, Nablus, Ramallah, Salfit, and Jericho. In East Jerusalem, Israeli forces raze land and demolish water lines in Isawiya. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Jabalia refugee camp, al-Faluja, Gaza City, Mawasi, and Rafah, killing at least 62 people, including 10 at a food distribution center in Jabalia. Israeli forces also bomb al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Dayr al-Balah, killing at least 4 people, including 3 who are filmed being burnt alive in the hospital’s tent camp. Elsewhere, Israeli forces demolish buildings in al-Faluja. An Israeli soldier is killed in southern Gaza. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Baalbek, al-Marj, Qasimiya, and Aitou, killing at least 41 people, including 21 in Aitou. The Israeli military orders the evacuation of 25 villages in southern Lebanon. Hezbollah forces fire rockets at sites near Haifa, Shtula, and Safed. (AJ, AJ, AJ, AJ, AP, AP, HA, HA, NYT, NYT, REU, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 10/14; AJ, AJ, AJ, AJ, UNOCHA 10/15; REU 10/16; AP, UNOCHA 10/17)

More than 42,289 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 17,000 children and 11,487 women, and around 98,684 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 741 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 155 children. More than 6,315 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, 353 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,298 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. At least 79,000 housing units have been destroyed and 370,000 have been damaged in Israeli airstrikes since 10/7/2023. The WHO says the second phase of the polio vaccination campaign begins in central Gaza today. A school shelter in Nuseirat refugee camp, which was bombed overnight, was going to be used as a vaccination site. (AJ, AP, HA 10/14)

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel “will continue to hit Hezbollah in all parts of Lebanon, even in Beirut” in response to a Hezbollah attack that killed 4 Israeli soldiers in a military base on 10/13. Foreign Minister Israel Katz speaks with Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi, who tells him that Israel must implement an “immediate, complete and permanent ceasefire in Gaza.” (AJ, HA 10/14)

Spanish prime minister Pedro Sanchez calls on EU countries to respond to Spain and Ireland’s call to suspend the EU free trade deal with Israel. EU high commissioner for foreign affairs Josep Borrell says the EU countries “firmly reject the unjustified [Israeli] attacks against UNSG Antonio Guterres. The repeated accusations of anti-Semitism against him are slanderous.” Borrell also reminds Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Guterres does not have the authority to recall UNIFIL troops as they are mandated by the Security Council. UN under-secretary-general for peace operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix says the peacekeepers will remain in all their positions, despite Israeli attacks. The UN Security Council issues a statement in support of UNIFIL, calling on “all parties to respect the safety and security” of its personnel and premises. (AJ, AJ, AP, AP, HA, REU, REU, WAFA, WAFA 10/14)

A New York Times investigation finds Israeli forces routinely use Palestinians, including children, as human shields in Gaza, echoing previous reports by Al Jazeera and Haaretz. The investigation finds that at least 11 Israeli squads in 5 of Gaza’s cities have used the practice, including with involvement from Israeli intelligence agencies. (HA, NYT 10/14)

Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi says the indirect contact between Iran and the U.S. has been halted and will not resume until the regional crisis is resolved. (AJ 10/14)

The Australian government calls on its citizens not to travel to the West Bank and Israel and urges those there to leave. (AJ 10/14)

A UK employment tribunal finds that Professor David Miller was unfairly dismissed from his position at the University of Bristol, saying that anti-Zionist views are “worthy of respect in a democratic society.” (AJ, GDN 10/14)

In the West Bank, Israeli settlers vandalize olive trees in Qusra. Israeli forces shoot and injure 2 children during a raid in Beit Furik. Israeli forces also shoot and injure a Palestinian man during a raid in Tulkarm. Elsewhere, Israeli forces assault a Palestinian man harvesting olives in Tell and prevent Palestinians from harvesting olives in Madama. In East Jerusalem, Israeli forces arrest 2 Palestinian journalists at the Haram al-Sharif compound. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Shati’ refugee camp, al-Faluja, Nuseirat refugee camp, Jabalia refugee camp, al-Bureij refugee camp, and Dayr al-Balah, killing at least 32 people, including 5 children playing soccer in Shati’ refugee camp. Israeli forces also fire tank shells at a school sheltering displaced people in Nuseirat refugee camp and a school in Jabalia refugee camp, killing at least 20 Palestinians. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Ayta ash Shab, Tayr Harfa, Naqoura, Maghdouche, Chamaa, Marjayoun, and Taybeh. Israeli forces also use Merkava tanks to destroy the main gate at a UNIFIL base in Ramyeh. Hezbollah forces launch drones at the Golani Brigade camp in Binyamina, killing 4 Israeli soldiers and injuring at least 60 others. Hezbollah forces also fire rockets at the Zabadin barracks in Shebaa Farms. (AJ, AP, AP, HA, HA, NYT, REU, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 10/13; HA 10/14; UNOCHA 10/15)

More than 42,227 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 17,000 children and 11,487 women, and around 98,465 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 739 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 154 children. More than 6,315 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, 352 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,298 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. At least 79,000 housing units have been destroyed and 370,000 have been damaged in Israeli airstrikes since 10/7/2023. (AJ, HA, WAFA 10/13)

Peace Now says that 43 new settlement outposts have been established, plans for 8,861 new settlement housing units have been advanced, 24,193 dunams (5,978 acres) of land has been declared Israeli state land, 5 new settlements have been established, 3 settlement outposts have been absorbed into existing settlements, and 70 settlement outposts have been connected to Israeli infrastructure since 10/7/2023. Furthermore, the Israeli government has doubled the budget of the Ministry of Settlements to $80 million and $1.86 billion has been allocated for settlement roads. (PCN 10/13)

UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres says the Israeli attacks on UNIFIL “may constitute a war crime” and says the peacekeepers will remain in southern Lebanon. Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni tells Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the Israeli attacks on UNIFIL are unacceptable during a phone call. Netanyahu says in a video message that Guterres should evacuate UNIFIL troops from the Blue Line immediately, despite Guterres lacking the authority to make that decision. Lebanese prime minister Najib Mikati condemns Netanyahu’s demand that Guterres order UNIFIL forces to leave the Blue Line. (AJ, HA, REU, REU, REU, REU 10/13; REU 10/14)

The U.S. says it will deploy the THAAD missile defense system in Israel, which will be accompanied by around 100 U.S. troops. Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi says the U.S. is putting its troops at risk by sending them to Israel, adding Iran has “made tremendous efforts in recent days to contain an all-out war in our region.” U.S. secretary of defense Lloyd Austin speaks with Israeli defense minister Yoav Gallant, reiterating that Israel ensures the safety of UNIFIL and Lebanese troops and starts to work on a diplomatic pathway rather than military operations. Austin also tells Gallant that Israel needs to address the “dire humanitarian situation in Gaza.” (AJ, AJ, AP, AP, AX, HA, HA, REU, NYT 10/13)

Shin Bet director Ronen Bar meets with Egyptian General Intelligence Directorate director Abbas Kamel in Cairo, discussing stalled ceasefire negotiations and the Egyptian-Israeli conflict over the Philadelphi Corridor. (HA 10/13; AJ 10/14)

U.S. vice president Kamala Harris calls on Israel to “do more to facilitate the flow of aid to those in need,” citing a UN report that Palestinians in northern Gaza have not received any food aid in 2 weeks. (AJ, HA 10/14)

Haaretz reports that Israeli military officials believe that the government may have begun a plan called “surrender or stave” for northern Gaza and that it is seeking the gradual annexation of large parts of Gaza. (HA 10/13; AP 10/14)

In the West Bank, Israeli settlers force Palestinians harvesting olives to flee their land in Jalud, al-Mughayyir, and Qusra. Israeli settlers also vandalize olive trees in Yasuf. Israeli forces open fire at a Palestinian vehicle at the Hamra checkpoint; no injuries are reported. Israeli forces also attack Palestinians harvesting olives and steal their crops during a raid in Asira ash-Shamaliya. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Nuseirat refugee camp, Maghazi, Jabalia refugee camp, Khan Yunis, al-Bureij refugee camp, Rafah, and Gaza City, killing at least 49 people. The Israeli military issues new evacuation orders for areas around Jabalia refugee camp. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Nabatieh, Ayta ash Shab, Younine, Maaysrah, Barja, Zibqin, and Deir Billa, killing at least 51 people. The Israeli military issues new evacuation orders for 22 towns and villages in southern Lebanon, including Ayta ash Shab, Ramyah, and Hanine. Hezbollah forces fire rockets at Jadaidi-Makr, injuring 2 people. (AJ, AJ, HA, NYT, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 10/12; AJ, WAFA, WAFA 10/13; UNOCHA 10/15)

More than 42,175 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 17,000 children and 11,487 women, and around 98,336 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 739 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 154 children. More than 6,315 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, 352 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,298 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. At least 79,000 housing units have been destroyed and 370,000 have been damaged in Israeli airstrikes since 10/7/2023. (AJ, HA, WAFA 10/12)

Hamas spokesperson Osama Hamdan says no food supplies have entered northern Gaza in the past 10 days. Gaza Health Ministry director Mounir al-Bursh says the situation at al-Awda, the Indonesian and the Kamal Adwan hospitals is catastrophic, and that more than 200 people have been killed during the 8-day siege of Jabalia refugee camp. (AJ, WAFA 10/12; AJ 10/13)

The Lebanese health ministry says 2,255 people have been killed in Israeli attacks since 10/8/2023, including 127 children and 261 women. (AJ, HA 10/12)

UNIFIL reiterates that it will not move its forces. The Lebanese army says it will conduct more joint patrols with UNIFIL. 40 countries sign a letter to Israel calling on it to stop attacking UNIFIL troops. (AJ 10/12; AJ 10/13)

Qatar and Saudi Arabia condemn Israel for saying it will seize the UNRWA headquarters in East Jerusalem and make it into a settlement. (AJ 10/12; AJ 10/13)

Norwegian foreign minister Espen Barth Eide issues a statement condemning Israel for its “brutal warfare in Gaza” and “measures that prevent the population from receiving humanitarian aid.” (AJ 10/12)

Jordanian foreign minister Ayman Safadi issues a statement saying Chapter VII of the UN Charter must be invoked to force Israel into compliance with international law and that the UN Security Council must ban all weapons sales to Israel. (AJ, HA 10/12)

In the West Bank, Israeli settlers shoot and injure a Palestinian man during a raid in Burqa. Israeli settlers also set fire to a Palestinian home and vandalize 20 olive trees during a raid in Khalayel al-Loz. Elsewhere, Israeli settlers vandalize olive trees during a raid in Jaba’. Israeli settlers also raze agricultural land in Battir. Israeli forces prevent Palestinians from harvesting olives in Ramin. Israeli forces also violently disperse Palestinian protesters in Beita, causing tear-gas related injuries. Elsewhere, Israeli forces raid Bayt Dajan, stealing $6,600 in cash from 2 homes. Israeli forces also prevent Palestinians from praying at the Ibrahimi Mosque. Meanwhile, Israeli forces arrest 8 Palestinians during late-night raids in and around Yatma, Bayt Dajan, Beita, Yatta, ‘Azzun, al-Mughayyir, Deir Dibwan, and Burqa. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Rafah, Gaza City, Jabalia refugee camp, Dayr al-Balah, Maghazi, and Nuseirat refugee camp, killing at least 61 people, including 22 in a strike on several homes in Jabalia. An Israeli soldier is killed in southern Gaza. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb al-Bisariya, Ansariye, Ghazieh, Halanieh, Temnine Et Tahta, Zawtar El Charkiyeh, Wadi Zibqin, Kafra, Bazouriye, and Yatar, killing at least 60 people, including 2 Lebanese soldiers in Kafra. Israeli forces also shoot and injure several Sri Lankan UNIFIL soldiers near Naqoura, the second direct attack on UNIFIL forces in 2 days. Hezbollah forces fire rockets at Acre and Haifa. (AJ, AP, AP, HA, NYT, REU, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 10/11; AJ 10/12; UNOCHA 10/15)

More than 42,126 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 17,000 children and 11,487 women, and around 98,117 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 739 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 154 children. More than 6,315 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, 352 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,298 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. At least 79,000 housing units have been destroyed and 370,000 have been damaged in Israeli airstrikes since 10/7/2023. Doctors Without Borders says anybody trying to get in or out of Jabalia refugee camp after the 10/7 Israeli evacuation order is being targeted by Israeli forces. (AJ, AJ, HA, REU, WAFA 10/11)

Palestinian prisoner Mohammed Munir Mousa dies at the Soroka Hospital, becoming the 41st prisoner known to have died in Israeli custody since 10/7/2023. 37-year-old Mousa was arrested on 4/20/2023 and held at the Ramon Prison until he was transferred to a hospital for undisclosed reasons. (WAFA 10/13)

Hezbollah says Israeli forces are operating out of homes and other civilian structures near the Blue Line, warning Israelis civilians against being near these sites. (AJ 10/11)

Israel releases American journalist Jeremy Loffredo after 4 days of detention. Loffredo, who was arrested for reporting on where Iranian missiles landed in Israel, is barred by the Jerusalem District Court from leaving Israel for the next 9 days. (HA 10/13)

France, Italy, and Spain issue a joint statement, condemning Israel’s targeting of UNIFIL forces. France summons the Israeli ambassador for questioning over the attacks. Israel claims it is investigating the attacks on UNIFIL soldiers, saying that 2 peacekeepers were “inadvertently” hurt. U.S. president Joe Biden says in response to a question that he is asking Israel to stop shooting UN peacekeepers. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin urges Israel to ensure the safety of UNIFIL forces in a phone call with Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. Spanish prime minister Pedro Sanchez calls for an arms embargo on Israel. (AJ, AX, HA, REU, REU, WAFA 10/11)

U.S. secretary of state Antony Blinken says Israel has “clear and legitimate” reasons for attacking Lebanon and Hezbollah. Blinken also speaks with Lebanese foreign minister Najib Mikati and house speaker Nabih Berri, discussing diplomatic solutions to Israel’s invasion of Lebanon. Mikati reiterates that Lebanon is ready to strengthen its military and implement UN Security Council Resolution 1701. Mikati also says the international community’s silence on Israel’s crimes is an approval of their actions. U.S. deputy assistant to the president Amos Hochstein tells the Lebanese TV channel LBC that the U.S. does not like the bombing of densely populated Beirut and that it would like to see a ceasefire. (AJ, AP, HA, NYT, NYT, NYT 10/11; AJ 10/12)

Germany says it has asked Israel for clarification over an airstrike that killed 6 people at the Dar-es-Salaam meeting center in Beirut, which is supported by German organizations. (AJ 10/11)

The U.S. Treasury Department says it has imposed new sanctions on Iran’s oil and petrochemical sectors, citing Iran’s retaliatory attack on Israel on 10/1. (AJ, AJ, AP, HA 10/11)

Nicaragua says it has ended diplomatic relations with Israel, citing Israel’s “fascist” and “genocidal” government. (HA, REU 10/11; AJ, AJ, WAFA, WAFA 10/12)

104 nations sign a joint letter in support of UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres after Israel earlier this week announced that Guterres is banned from entering the country. (AJ 10/12)

In the West Bank, Israeli settlers assault Palestinians harvesting olives in Yasuf. Israeli forces bomb Nur Shams refugee camp, killing at least 2 people before stealing their bodies. Israeli forces also raid al-Khader and Khalayel al-Loz, causing tear-gas related injuries. Elsewhere, Israeli forces prevent Palestinians from harvesting olives in Kafr Qaddum. Israeli forces also demolish a home and 2 agricultural irrigation ponds in al-Arroub refugee camp, Furush Bayt Dajan, and al-Jalama, and 2 homes under construction in al-Zawiya. Meanwhile, Israeli forces raze agricultural land in Beit Umar. Israeli forces also raid al-Far’a refugee camp and Nur Shams refugee camp, causing widespread destruction. Separately, Israeli forces arrest 22 Palestinians during raids in and around Ramallah, Hebron, Bethlehem, and Jerusalem. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Jabalia refugee camp, Dayr al-Balah, Khan Yunis, Gaza City, Rafah, Nuseirat refugee camp, and al-Bureij refugee camp, killing at least 63 people, including at least 28 people sheltering at the Rafida school in Dayr al-Balah. 3 Israeli soldiers are killed in northern Gaza. In Lebanon, Israeli forces attempt to assassinate Hezbollah chief of the liaison and coordination unit Wafiq Safa, a political figure, in an airstrike on Beirut which kills 22 people and injures 117 others. Israeli forces also bomb the Ras el-Nabaa and Haret Hreik neighborhoods of Beirut, Karak, and Baalbek, as well as other cities and towns. Elsewhere, Israeli forces open fire at a UNIFIL position near Naqoura, injuring 2 Indonesian UNIFIL soldiers. Hezbollah forces fire rockets at Margaliot and Kiryat Shmona, causing damage. In Syria, Israeli forces bomb an Iranian Red Crescent field hospital near the Lebanese border. In Yemen, Houthi forces say they attacked 2 ships, including a U.S. oil tanker. (AJ, HA, HA, NYT, NYT, NYT, NYT, REU, REU, REU, REU, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 10/10; AJ, AP, NYT, REU 10/11)

More than 42,065 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 17,000 children and 11,487 women, and around 97,886 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 739 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 154 children. More than 6,315 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, 351 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,298 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. At least 79,000 housing units have been destroyed and 370,000 have been damaged in Israeli airstrikes since 10/7/2023. (AJ, UNOCHA, WAFA 10/10)

The UN Food Programme says it does not have the supplies to distribute food in Gaza. (AJ 10/10)

The UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory says it has found that Israel is conducting a concerted policy of destroying the Gaza healthcare sector, amounting to both war crimes and the crime against humanity of extermination. (AJ, AJ, AP, HA, NYT, REU, WAFA 10/10; AJ 10/11)

Israel Hayom and the Israeli Army Radio report that the Israeli government is planning to seize UNRWA’s headquarters in East Jerusalem and allocate the space for an Israeli settlement of 1,440 housing units. The PA, the OIC, and Jordan condemn the plans. (AJ, IHY, WAFA 10/10; WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 10/11)

The PA foreign ministry says Israel is destroying any chance of a ceasefire by besieging northern Gaza and displacing the entire population. (AJ, WAFA 10/10)

Ynet reports that American journalist Jeremy Loffredo, who was arrested by Israeli forces on 10/9, has been charged with “aiding the enemy during wartime and providing information to the enemy.” (AJ 10/11)

UNIFIL says it will not leave its positions in southern Lebanon despite direct Israeli attacks. Indonesia “strongly condemns” the Israeli attack that injured 2 of its peacekeepers. Canada calls the Israeli attacks “alarming and unacceptable.” France condemns the attack, saying it is awaiting an explanation from Israel. Italy expresses concern over the attack, saying it may constitute a war crime and that the “shots were not fired by mistake.” The Italian Defense Ministry also summons the Israeli ambassador for an explanation. The EU and Spain also condemn the attack. Israeli ambassador to the UN Danny Danon says Israel recommends UNIFIL forces “relocate 5 km [3 miles] north to avoid danger.” (AJ, HA, REU, REU 10/10; AJ, AP 10/11)

At the UN Security Council, Iranian ambassador to the UN Amir Saeid Iravani says Iran “stands fully prepared to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity against any aggression targeting its vital interests and security.” France and the U.S. call for the strengthening of the Lebanese army so it can be effectively deployed in southern Lebanon. (REU 10/10; AJ 10/11)

Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi says that Iran is not seeking war after a meeting with Qatari prime minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani in Doha, adding “Netanyahu is the only one who wants war to destroy the region and stay in power.” Reuters reports that Gulf states have asked the U.S. to prevent Israel from attacking Iranian oil sites. Reuters also reports that Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar will not allow Israel to use their airspace to attack Iran. The Israeli Security Cabinet convenes to discuss plans to attack Iran. (AJ, HA, NYT 10/10; REU 10/11)

German chancellor Olaf Scholz says Germany will supply more weapons to Israel soon, saying “[w]e have not decided not to supply weapons. We have supplied weapons and we will supply weapons.” (AJ, REU 10/10)

Amnesty International says Israeli evacuation warnings in Lebanon are misleading, give too short notice, and are overly general. (AJ 10/10)

The Israeli Finance Ministry says the Israeli budget deficit rose to 8.5% of GDP in September. (AJ, REU 10/10)

The U.S. says it has evacuated more than 1,000 Americans from Lebanon to Turkey. (AJ 10/10)

In the West Bank, Israeli settlers vandalize 70 olive trees during a raid in Husan. Israeli settlers also assault a Palestinian man harvesting olives in Kafl Haris. Elsewhere, Israeli settlers assault a Palestinian man and steal his car after stopping him on a road outside of Burqa. Israeli settlers also vandalize a mosque in Khirbet Tana. Israeli undercover forces shoot and kill 4 Palestinians and injure another during a raid in Nablus. Israeli forces also shoot and kill a Palestinian man during a raid in Aqabah. Elsewhere, Israeli forces issue stop-work orders for 16 homes in Jalbun. Israeli forces also attack Palestinians harvesting olives in Sabastia, seizing a tractor. Meanwhile, Israeli forces raid Birzeit and Kobar. Israeli forces also close the Ibrahimi Mosque to Muslim worshipers until 10/12, citing Jewish holidays. Separately, Israeli forces arrest 25 Palestinians during raids in and around Hebron, Qalqilya, Jenin, Ramallah, Nablus, Tulkarm, Tubas, and Bethlehem. Israeli forces also arrest 5 journalists, including American journalist Jeremy Loffredo. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Jabalia refugee camp, Gaza City, Nuseirat refugee camp, and al-Bureij refugee camp, killing at least 45 people, including at least 15 at Al-Yemen Al-Saeed Hospital in Jabalia. Israeli forces also attack a group of journalists in Jabalia refugee camp, killing Al-Aqsa TV cameraman Mohammed Tanani and critically injuring Al Jazeera journalist Fadi al-Wahidi. In al-Khadira, 1 person is killed and 6 others wounded in a stabbing attack; the alleged perpetrator from Umm al-Fahm is shot and injured before he is arrested. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Beirut, Tyre, Wardaniyeh, Joya, Mahrouna, Tebbine, Samaiya, Tayr Dibba, Khiam, and Baalbek, killing 5 paramedics in Tyre. Israeli forces also order the evacuation of parts of the Haret Hreik neighborhood of Beirut. UNIFIL says Israeli forces deliberately target UNIFIL perimeter-monitoring cameras, disabling them. Hezbollah forces fire rockets at the Golan Heights, Kiryat Shmona, and Safed, causing fires in the Golan Heights and killing 2 people in Kiryat Shmona. An Israeli soldier is killed in combat. In Syria, Israeli forces bomb Hasiya and Quneitra, killing 1 Syrian soldier and injuring another in Quneitra. (AJ, AP, HA, HA, REU, REU, REU, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 10/9; AJ, AJ, HA 10/10; AJ 10/11)

More than 42,010 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 17,000 children and 11,487 women, and around 97,720 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 737 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 154 children. More than 6,315 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, 348 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,298 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. At least 79,000 housing units have been destroyed and 370,000 have been damaged in Israeli airstrikes since 10/7/2023. (AJ, UNOCHA, WAFA 10/9)

WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says Israeli forces impeded WHO’s efforts to evacuate patients in critical condition from the Kamal Adwan, al-Awda, and Indonesian hospitals on 10/8 and 10/9. (AJ 10/9)

UNRWA says at least 563 people have been killed in Israeli attacks on 200 of its facilities in Gaza in the past year. UNRWA also says it is evacuating 7 shelters in northern Gaza. (AJ 10/9)

The Committee to Protect Journalists calls for the immediate evacuation of Al Jazeera journalist Ali al-Attar, who was injured in an Israeli attack on al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital on 10/7, saying he needs treatment that cannot be provided in Gaza. (AJ 10/9)

Hamas political bureau member Khalil al-Hayya meets with Fatah deputy chairperson Mahmoud al-Aloul in Cairo, discussing Israeli attacks on Gaza and moves to “unify national efforts and ranks” according to a Hamas statement. (AJ, HA, REU 10/9)

At the UN Security Council, UNRWA commissioner-general Philippe Lazzarini says Israel is attempting to destroy UNRWA as part of its war on Gaza, during a session on the humanitarian situation in Gaza. U.S. ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield says the U.S. is deeply concerned about Israeli legislation to declare UNRWA a terrorist organization and ban it from Israel. Thomas-Greenfield also calls the situation in Gaza “catastrophic,” urging Israel to stop “intensifying suffering” among Palestinians by limiting aid. (AJ, AP, REU, WAFA 10/9; AJ, AP 10/10)

U.S. president Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris speak with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. A White House readout of the phone call says Biden condemned the Iranian attack on Israel on 10/1, said that there should be a ceasefire in Lebanon and Gaza, and discussed the humanitarian situation in Gaza. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller says, “there should be no kind of military action in Lebanon that looks anything like Gaza and leaves a result anything like Gaza.” Israeli defense minister Yoav Gallant says Israel will attack Iran and it will be “deadly, precise, and above all surprising. They will not understand what happened and how.” (AJ, AJ, AP, AP, AX, HA, NYT, NYT, REU, REU 10/9; AX 10/10)

Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi meets with Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman and Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud in Riyadh, discussing the 2 countries “growing” relationship.” (AJ, NYT 10/9; AJ 10/10)

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan calls Israel a “Zionist terrorist organization” for its attacks on Gaza and Lebanon, saying “[h]istory will never forgive those who applauded the monster responsible for the blood of tens of thousands of Palestinian children, women, civilians.” (AJ, HA 10/9)

130 Israeli soldiers sign a letter to the Israeli government and military saying they will not continue serving unless the government makes negotiations to bring back the captives a priority. (HA 10/9)

Brown University says it will not divest from 10 companies that student groups have said are facilitating the Israeli occupation of Palestine. The university’s advisory committee said the university had no direct investment in the 10 companies and that it is not the university’s mission to resolve or adjudicate global conflict. The Brown University pro-Palestine student encampment was dismantled in April after the university’s administration said it would consider a proposal for divestment. The Brown Divest Coalition calls the decision not to divest from the 10 companies “a moral stain” on the university. (NYT 10/9; AP, HA 10/10)

Canada pledges $11 million in humanitarian assistance to Lebanon. The EU says it has opened a humanitarian air bridge to Lebanon. (AJ 10/9)

In the West Bank, Israeli settlers throw stones at Palestinian vehicles traveling near Nablus, injuring one woman. Israeli settlers also assault Palestinians in Umm Safa, Madama, and Deir Balut. Elsewhere, Israeli settlers throw stones at Palestinian vehicles traveling near Khan al-Ahmar. Israeli forces shoot and injure a Palestinian man and issue demolition notices for 4 structures during a raid in Idhna. Israeli forces also assault 5 Palestinians during a raid in Kafr Qaddum. Elsewhere, Israeli forces raid Deir Balut, Madama, Sabastia, and Tell. Israeli forces also arrest 30 Palestinians during raids in and around Hebron, Nablus, Bethlehem, and Jerusalem. In East Jerusalem, Israeli settlers tour the Haram al-Sharif compound, openly praying without intervention from the Israeli police. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Jabalia refugee camp, Beit Hanun, Beit Lahiya, Dayr al-Balah, Rafah, Jabalia refugee camp, Nuseirat refugee camp, and Gaza City, killing at least 56 people, including 8 at a water filing station in Rafah. Israeli forces also order the evacuation of the Kamal Adwan Hospital, the Indonesian Hospital, and al-Awda Hospital in northern Gaza, saying they have 24 hours to evacuate patients and staff. Meanwhile, Israeli forces bomb al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Hospital in Dayr al-Balah, injuring a journalist, and open fire at the Kamal Adwan Hospital’s administrative offices and arrest a paramedic. Israeli forces also indiscriminately fire at Palestinians fleeing south as ordered by the Israeli military. 2 rockets are fired at Sderot; no damage is reported. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Beirut, Baalbek, Aitit, Saksakiyah, Joya, Tyre, al-Nabi Shayth, Younine, Flawiye, Bodai, Wadi Umm Ali, and Arab Salim, killing at least 43 people. Israeli forces are also filmed raising an Israeli flag on the ruins of a home in Maroun al-Ras. Hezbollah forces fire rockets at Haifa. In Syria, Israeli forces bomb Damascus, killing at least 7 people. (AJ, AJ, AP, HA, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 10/8; AP 10/9)

More than 41,965 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 17,000 children and 11,487 women, and around 97,590 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 732 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 154 children. More than 6,315 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, 348 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,298 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. At least 79,000 housing units have been destroyed and 370,000 have been damaged in Israeli airstrikes since 10/7/2023. (AJ, HA, UNOCHA, WAFA 10/8)

The Lebanese Health Ministry says 2,083 people have been killed since 10/7/2023, including 1,473 since the middle of September. 127 children and 261 women have been killed and 9,869 have been wounded. (AJ 10/8)

Hezbollah deputy leader Naim Qassem says he supports Parliament speaker Nabih Berri’s efforts for a ceasefire in Lebanon. Qassem also says that Hezbollah will elect a new secretary-general and that its fighting capabilities are intact. (AJ, HA 10/8)

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu claims that an Israeli airstrike assassinated Hashem Safieddine, the presumed replacement for Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, in Beirut on 10/3. Netanyahu also releases a video statement, saying Lebanon could face destruction “like Gaza.” In addition, Netanyahu reportedly bars Defense Minister Yoav Gallant from traveling to the U.S. to meet with Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin because he wants to speak with President Joe Biden before Gallant visits. The Defense Department confirms that the planned meeting is cancelled. CNN reports that the U.S. is no longer pursuing a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. The Israeli military says it has sent an additional division to Lebanon, adding to the 3 divisions already there. (AJ, AP, AX, HA, HA, NYT, NYT, NYT, NYT, REU, REU 10/8)

UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres says he wrote to Prime Minister Netanyahu to “express profound concern” over draft Israeli legislation to ban UNRWA from Israel. (AJ, REU 10/8)

Bolivia files an application to join the South African genocide case against Israel at the ICJ. (AJ 10/9)

The Washington Post reports that in his upcoming book War Bob Woodward writes that U.S. president Joe Biden said “18 out of 19 people who work for [Prime Minister] Netanyahu are liars.” Biden reportedly also called Netanyahu “a fucking liar,” “that son of a bitch,” and “a bad fucking guy.” (HA, HA, NYT 10/8; NYT 10/9)

In the West Bank, Israeli settlers steal vehicles and tractors during a raid in Khirbet al-Farisiyya. Israeli settlers also assault and injure 8 Palestinians during a raid in Jamma’in. Elsewhere, Israeli settlers set fire to olive trees in Hizma. Israeli forces shoot and kill a 12-year-old Palestinian boy and injure 18 others, including 9 children, during a raid in Qalandia refugee camp. Israeli forces also beat to death an elderly Palestinian activist in his home in Dura. Elsewhere, Israeli forces shoot and injure 2 Palestinians during a raid in al-Arroub refugee camp. Israeli forces also shoot and injure a Palestinian man during a raid in Ya’bad. Meanwhile, Israeli forces shoot and injure a Palestinian man during a raid in Qalqilya. Israeli forces also shoot and injure a Palestinian man during a raid in Halhul. Separately, Israeli forces demolish a home, uproot trees, and raze agricultural land in Hebron. Israeli forces also raid Tulkarm, besieging the Thabet Thabet Governmental Hospital and razing streets. Additionally, Israeli forces raid Jenin, razing streets and damaging vehicles and shops. Israeli forces also seize a building in Qarawat Bani Hassan, turning it into a military outpost and raising Israeli flags. Israeli forces also arrest 45 Palestinians during late-night raids in and around Hebron, Jericho, Bethlehem, Qalqilya, Nablus, Jenin, and Jerusalem. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Dayr al-Balah, Jabalia refugee camp, al-Bureij refugee camp, Beit Lahiya, Khan Yunis, Nuseirat refugee camp, Gaza City, and Rafah, killing at least 72 people, including at least 11 at al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Dayr al-Balah. Rockets fired at Tel Aviv injure 2 Israelis. Israel issues an evacuation order for Khan Yunis, demanding residents move west to al-Mawasi. An Israeli soldier is killed in northern Gaza. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Beirut, Baraachit, Qaliya, and Tyre, killing 36 people, including 10 firefighters in Baraachit. Israel orders the evacuation of people along the southwestern part of the country, telling them to move north of the Awali River. Hezbollah forces fire rockets at Karmiel, Haifa, and Jal al-Allam. 2 Israeli soldiers are killed in southern Lebanon. In Yemen, Houthi forces say they launched 2 missiles at Tel Aviv.  (AJ, AP, HA, REU, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 10/7; AJ, AJ, HA 10/8; UNOCHA 10/10)

More than 41,909 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 17,000 children and 11,487 women, and around 97,303 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 732 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 154 children. More than 6,315 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, 346 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,298 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. At least 79,000 housing units have been destroyed and 370,000 have been damaged in Israeli airstrikes since 10/7/2023. (AJ, HA, NYT, REU 10/7)

Israel says it has bombed more than 40,000 targets in Gaza since 10/7/2023. (REU 10/7)

Hamas military spokesperson Abu Obeida says Hamas will keep fighting a “long war of attrition.” Abu Obeida calls the attack on 10/7/2023 a “pre-emptive strike” against Israel, which he says was planning a major attack on Gaza. (AJ 10/7)

PA prime minister Mohammad Mustafa meets with French foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot in Ramallah. (WAFA 10/7)

Hezbollah says Israel is using UNIFIL soldiers as human shields in Maroun al-Ras, saying it has ordered its forces not to engage Israeli soldiers in the area to avoid UNIFIL casualties. UNIFIL confirms that Israeli “troops have moved very close to our position.” (AJ 10/7)

Jordanian foreign minister Ayman Safadi arrives in Beirut for a “solidarity” visit, bringing 13 tonnes of aid.  (AJ, AP, HA 10/7)

Foreign Minister Barrot attends a memorial ceremony for the 10/7/2023 attack in Israel. Barrot tells reporters that “[f]orce alone cannot guarantee the security of Israel, your security. Military success cannot be a substitute for a political perspective.” Israeli and U.S. ambassadors to the UN Danny Danon and Linda Thomas-Greenfield inaugurate an Israeli October 7 exhibition at the UN headquarters in New York. U.S. president Joe Biden hosts a vigil for the Israeli victims of October 7 and speaks with Israeli president Isaac Herzog. (AJ, AJ, HA 10/7; HA 10/8)

U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller says the U.S. has made it clear to Israel that it does not want UNIFIL troops to be put in danger and that it wants to see roads around the Beirut International Airport remain operational. (AJ 10/7)

The U.S. Treasury Department sanctions 3 individuals, including UK and Germany-based Palestinian activist Majed al-Zeer, and a charity allegedly linked to Hamas. Al-Zeer rejects the U.S. accusation of being linked to Hamas as “madness” and “absolutely false.” (AJ, HA 10/7; AJ 10/11)

Pro-Palestine demonstrations take place in many cities throughout the world. (AJ, AJ 10/7; WAFA 10/8)

In the West Bank, Israeli forces shoot and injure 3 Palestinians during a raid in Beit Furik. Israeli forces also arrest 15 Palestinians during late-night raids in and around Hebron, Bethlehem, Tulkarm, and Tubas. In East Jerusalem, Israeli settlers spray racist graffiti on walls near the Haram al-Sharif compound. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Jabalia refugee camp, Shati’ refugee camp, Rafah, Gaza City, Khan Yunis, Dayr al-Balah, and Beit Lahiya, killing at least 45 people, including journalist Hassan Hamad who recently received a warning from Israel to stop filming and 21 people in a mosque in Dayr al-Balah. Israeli forces also encircle Jabalia refugee camp and issue an evacuation order for all of northern Gaza. Rockets are fired at Israel; no damage is reported. In Beersheba, a man opens fire killing an Israeli soldier and injuring 6 others before being shot dead. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Marjayoun, Kayfoun, Baalbek, Beirut, and Kfar Kila, killing a Lebanese soldier in Marjayoun. Israel issues an evacuation order for 25 villages in southern Lebanon, including Hula, Meiss Ej Jabal, and Blida, telling residents to flee north of the Awali River. Hezbollah forces fire rockets at Haifa and Tiberias, injuring 11 people. 2 Israeli soldiers are killed in southern Lebanon. In Syria, Israeli forces bomb Hassia and Homs, damaging a car factory in Hassia and hitting 3 vehicles carrying medical and relief materials in Homs. (AJ, AJ, AJ, AJ, AP, HA, HA, NYT, REU, REU, REU, REU, REU, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 10/6; HA, HA 10/7; UNOCHA 10/8)

More than 41,870 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 17,000 children and 11,487 women, and around 97,166 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 731 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 153 children. More than 6,315 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, 346 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,298 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. At least 79,000 housing units have been destroyed and 370,000 have been damaged in Israeli airstrikes since 10/7/2023. The Red Crescent suspends operations at its medical clinics in the North Gaza Governorate and warns that al-Amal Hospital may be forced to halt operations due to the lack of spare parts and oil for the generators. The Gaza Media Office says 15,000 Palestinians urgently need to be evacuated abroad for treatment. (AJ, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 10/6)

The Syndicate of Chemists in Lebanon says there is evidence that Israel is using depleted uranium in the bombing of Lebanon. (AJ 10/6)

Hamas political bureau member Khalil al-Hayya says Israel continues to block a ceasefire agreement despite Hamas’s flexibility. (AJ, REU 10/6)

The Knesset Foreign Affairs and Security Committee approves a bill that would ban UNRWA from operating in Israel. (TOI, WAFA, WAFA 10/6)

Israeli defense minister Yoav Gallant threatens Iran, saying “[w]hoever thinks that a mere attempt to harm us will deter us from action should take a look at Gaza and Beirut.” Gallant also speaks with U.S. secretary of defense Lloyd Austin. U.S. Central Command commander Michael Kurilla meets with Israeli military chief of staff Herzl Halevi. A State Department spokesperson says that “[m]ilitary pressure can at times enable diplomacy,” in response to a question about the Israeli strategy in Lebanon. (AJ, REU 10/6; AJ, HA 10/7)

Brown University’s Cost of War project says the U.S. has provided Israel’s military with $17.9 billion in funding between 10/7/2023 and 10/6/2024. In addition, the U.S. has spent $4.86 billion on other operations related to Israel since 10/7/2023, mainly in Yemen. (AJ, AJ, AP 10/7)

In the West Bank, Israeli settlers with a military escort attack Palestinians harvesting olives in Lubban al-Gharbi, injuring 20 people. Israeli settlers also steal an olive harvest in Khalayel al-Loz. Elsewhere, Israeli settlers set fire to an agricultural structure and steal a donkey in Burqa, a Palestinian man from the family owning the donkey is shot in the leg by a settler when he tries to retrieve it. Israeli forces shoot and kill a Palestinian man in al-Far’a refugee camp. Israeli forces also arrest 25 Palestinians during late-night raids. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Dayr al-Balah, Rafah, Beit Hanun, Beit Lahiya, Gaza City, Jabalia refugee camp, al-Bureij refugee camp, and Nuseirat refugee camp, killing at least 23 people. Israel issues evacuation orders for areas of Nuseirat refugee camp and al-Bureij refugee camp. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb the Dahieh, Harat Hreik, and Bourj el-Barajneh neighborhoods in Beirut, Choueifat, Baalbek, Zawtar, Nabatieh, Majdal Silm, Jiyeh, Bint Jbeil, and Beddawi refugee camp, killing at least 25 people, including Hamas official Saeed Atallah Ali and 3 of his family members in Beddawi. Israel issue evacuation orders for parts of Dahieh and Bourj el-Barajneh. Hezbollah forces launch drones at the Samson base and rockets at Kiryat Shmona. In Washington D.C., journalist Samuel Mena Jr. of KTVK in Arizona sets himself on fire during a protest. (AJ, AJ, AJ, AP, HA, NYT, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 10/5; AJ, AJ, AJ, AJ, WAFA, WP 10/6; UNOCHA 10/8; UNOCHA 10/10)

More than 41,825 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 16,456 children and 11,088 women, and around 96,910 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 731 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 153 children. More than 6,315 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, 346 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,298 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. At least 79,000 housing units have been destroyed and 370,000 have been damaged in Israeli airstrikes since 10/7/2023. (AJ, UNOCHA, WAFA 10/5)

UNOCHA says 43 Palestinians were killed in the West Bank in September while 345 were injured. 236 structures were destroyed and 802 Palestinians displaced. UNOCHA also counted 95 instances of settler violence. (UNOCHA 10/5)

UNHCR says more than 200,000 people have fled Lebanon to Syria. (AJ 10/5)

The Committee to Protect Journalists says that at least 126 journalists have been killed by Israel in the past year, including at least 15 in cases where the journalists were deliberately targeted. The Gaza Media Office says the number of Palestinian journalists killed by Israel in the past year is 174. (AJ 10/5; AJ 10/6; AX 10/7)

French president Emmanuel Macron calls on all countries to stop sending weapons to Israel that are used in Gaza. Macron also says the International Organisation of La Francophonie, representing 88 countries, unanimously calls for “an immediate and lasting ceasefire” in Lebanon. Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel is fighting “barbarism led by Iran,” calling on all “civilized countries” to stand by Israel and condemning “President Macron and other Western leaders [who] are now calling for arms embargoes against Israel. Shame on them.” Macron responds by saying “France is Israel’s unfailing friend. Mr Netanyahu’s words are excessive and irrelevant to the friendship between France and Israel. We must return to diplomatic solutions.” The PA and Qatar welcome Macron’s call for the end of offensive weapons sales to Israel. (AJ, HA, HA, NYT, REU, WAFA 10/5; AJ, AJ, HA, REU, WAFA 10/6)

U.S. secretary of state Antony Blinken speaks with Qatari prime minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, discussing the need to implement UN Security Council Resolution 1701 in Lebanon. Blinken also speaks to his French and Saudi counterparts. (AJ, HA 10/5; AJ 10/6)

In the West Bank, Israeli settlers with a military escort raid Khalayel al-Loz, attacking homes. Armed Israeli settlers also force Palestinians harvesting olives to flee in Sabastia and Hizma. Israeli forces shoot and injure a Palestinian man in ‘Urif. Israeli forces also assault several Palestinians during a raid in Kafr Qaddum. Elsewhere, Israeli forces violently disperse Palestinians with tear gas during a raid in al-Khader. Israeli forces also prevent Palestinians from harvesting olives in Huwwara, Haris, and Deir Sharaf. Meanwhile, Israeli forces prohibit the call for prayer at the Ibrahimi Mosque. Israeli forces also arrest 24 Palestinians during raids in Hebron and Beit Umar. In East Jerusalem, Israeli settlers tour the Haram al-Sharif compound, blowing a shofar. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Dayr al-Balah, Khan Yunis, Gaza City, Nuseirat refugee camp, and Beit Lahiya, killing at least 14 people. 2 rockets are fired at Israel. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Beirut’s Dahieh neighborhood, a hospital in Marjayoun, Khiam, Bint Jbeil, at-Tiri, Kfar Kila, Khirbet Selm, Tayr Harfa, Odeissah, Ayta ash Shab, Baalbek, and Majdal Zoun, killing at least 25 people, including 4 medics in Marjayoun. Israeli forces also bomb the Masnaa border crossing between Lebanon and Syria. Israel orders the evacuation of 35 towns in southern Lebanon, telling residents to move north of the Awali River and orders the evacuation of parts of the Beirut neighborhood of Bourj el-Barajneh. Hezbollah forces fire rockets at Haifa. In Iraq, the Islamic Resistance in Iraq launches a drone at the Golan Heights, killing 2 Israeli soldiers. In Yemen, U.S. forces bomb al-Jabana, Sanaa, Hodeidah airport, and Dhamar. (AJ, AJ, AP, AP, HA, HA, HA, NYT, NYT, NYT, REU, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 10/4; AJ, AP 10/5; UNOCHA 10/8)

More than 41,802 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 16,456 children and 11,088 women, and around 96,844 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 730 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 153 children. More than 6,000 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, 346 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,298 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. At least 79,000 housing units have been destroyed and 370,000 have been damaged in Israeli airstrikes since 10/7/2023. The UN Education Cluster says 87% of schools in Gaza have been directly targeted or sustained damage. UNRWA says that 1.4 million people in Gaza did not receive food rations in September due to “Israeli-imposed bureaucratic hurdles, lack of security guarantees within Gaza, insufficient border crossing points, and risk of criminal gangs looting humanitarian convoys in southern Gaza.” UNRWA also says 52 humanitarian aid trucks entered Gaza daily in September, but at least 700 were needed. (AJ, UNOCHA 10/4)

The WHO says it has reached out to Israel for permission to start the second phase of the polio vaccination campaign in Gaza on 10/14. (AJ, HA, REU 10/4)

The Lebanese health ministry says that 2,023 people have been killed in Israeli attacks in the past year, including 127 children and 261 women, while 9,526 have been wounded. The UN says that the nearly 900 Lebanese government shelters are at capacity. UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric calls the civilian death toll in Lebanon “totally unacceptable.” (AJ, HA, REU 10/4; AJ 10/5)

Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi arrives in Beirut for meetings with Lebanese prime minister Najib Mikati and Parliament speaker Nabih Berri. (AJ, AJ, HA, NYT, REU 10/4)

The Irish Times reports that Ireland has rejected an Israeli demand for it to withdraw its peacekeeping troops from the area along the Blue Line. (AJ, HA 10/4)

The German foreign ministry issues a statement saying the “high number of civilian casualties in an Israeli air strike in Tulkarm is shocking,” referring to an attack on 10/3 carried out by Israeli fighter jets. (AJ 10/4)

U.S. president Joe Biden says during a press briefing that Israel has not decided how it will attack Iran but says that if he was “in their shoes, I would think about alternatives than striking oil fields.” (AP, AX, HA, NYT 10/4; HA 10/5)

Axios reports that the U.S. wants to take advantage of a weakened Hezbollah to push for the election of a new Lebanese president. The U.S. is interested in seeing Lebanese military commander Joseph Aoun as the next president according to Axios sources. Axios says U.S. deputy assistant to the president Amos Hochstein told Lebanese prime minister Najib Mikati that the U.S. plan for a diplomatic solution between Hezbollah and Israel is off the table and that Mikati should instead prioritize the election of a new president, after which a ceasefire can be negotiated. (AX 10/4)

Reuters reports that U.S. deputy assistant secretary of defense for the Middle East Dana Stroul told President Biden’s aides in an email on 10/13/2023 that Israeli evacuation orders for more than 1 million Palestinians in Gaza would be a humanitarian disaster and could violate international law and lead to war crimes charges against Israel. Stroul’s warning was reportedly one of many that the White House chose to dismiss. The New York Times reports that senior Defense Department officials are questioning the Biden administration’s policy of “de-escalation of the [Middle East] situation through deterrence and diplomacy,” reportedly saying it emboldens Israel. ProPublica reports that U.S. ambassador to Israel Jack Lew sent a cable to the State Department in January urging it to approve the sale of 3,000 more bombs for Israel, saying there is no potential that the Israeli military will misuse the weapons. Lew also told State Department officials that Israeli AI targeting software is “sophisticated and comprehensive” and “often exceeds our own standards,” despite reports that it indiscriminately targets civilians. ProPublica also reports that State Department officials received gifts from the Israeli embassy in Washington D.C., including wine from the Naqab Desert. (AJ, AJ, NYT, PP, REU 10/4)

The Netherlands evacuates Dutch nationals on military planes from Beirut. Brazil and Germany also evacuate some of their citizens from Lebanon. (AJ 10/4)

The U.S. donates $157 million and the UK $13 million to Lebanon to help deal with mass displacement in the country. (AJ, HA, REU 10/4)

In the West Bank, Israeli fighter jets bomb a café in Tulkarm refugee camp, killing 18 Palestinians, including at least 2 children and Zahi Yaser Abd al-Razeq Oufi, who Israel claims is a Hamas leader and the target of the attack. The PA condemns the airstrike. Israeli forces also shoot and kill a Palestinian man during a raid in Hebron. Elsewhere, Israeli forces assault 4 Palestinians at a checkpoint near Jericho. Israeli forces also assault a man and seize 2 vehicles during a raid in Marda. Meanwhile, Israeli forces close the Ibrahimi Mosque to Muslim worshippers, citing Jewish holidays. Israeli forces also prevent Palestinians from harvesting olives in Madama. Separately, Israeli forces arrest 15 Palestinians during late-night raids. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Nuseirat refugee camp, Beit Lahiya, Khan Yunis, Dayr al-Balah, Maghazi, Shati’ refugee camp, and Nuseirat refugee camp, killing at least 90 people. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb the Bachoura, Dahieh, and Chyah neighborhoods of Beirut, Kaifun, Machghara, Shmustar, Taraya, Sefri, Tabshar, Bourdaya, Riyaq, Karak, Dhour Zahle, Bint Jbeil, and Kasarnaba, killing at least 37 people, including at least 9 medics in Bachoura. Israel reportedly uses white phosphorus in the attack on Bachoura. In an attack on Dahieh, Israeli forces reportedly use 11 bunker buster bombs, allegedly targeting the presumed next leader of Hezbollah Hashem Safieddine. 2 Belgian journalists are injured in an Israeli airstrike on Beirut. Israeli forces also bomb the vicinity of the Beirut International Airport. Israeli forces issue evacuation orders for parts of the Hadath and Bourj el-Barajneh neighborhoods of Beirut. Israeli forces kill 2 Lebanese soldiers. The Lebanese army says it returned fire during the second incident in Bint Jbeil. An Israeli soldier is killed in southern Lebanon. Hezbollah forces fire rockets at Sasa, Tiberias, and the Ramin and Rahab military bases. In Yemen, Houthi forces say they launched a drone at Tel Aviv. (AJ, AJ, AJ, AX, HA, HA, NYT, NYT, NYT, REU, REU, REU, REU, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 10/3; AJ, AP, AP, HA, UNOCHA 10/4)

More than 41,788 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 16,456 children and 11,088 women, and around 96,794 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 730 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 153 children. More than 6,000 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, 346 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,298 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. At least 79,000 housing units have been destroyed and 370,000 have been damaged in Israeli airstrikes since 10/7/2023. The Palestinian Water Authority reports that more than 85% of water and sewage facilities in Gaza have either completely or partially stopped operations. (AJ, REU, WAFA, WAFA 10/3)

The UN Human Rights Office calls on Israel to immediately end its “pattern of strikes in Gaza on buildings” serving as shelters, saying at least 7 shelters have been hit this week. (UNOCHA 10/4)

The WHO says Israel has killed 28 healthcare workers in Lebanon in the past 24 hours. EU high commissioner for foreign affairs Josep Borrell condemns Israel’s targeting of healthcare workers. (AJ, REU 10/3)

Israel says it assassinated Hamas political bureau member Rawhi Mushtaha 3 months ago in an airstrike in Gaza. (HA 10/3)

PA president Mahmoud Abbas delivers an address at the Asia Cooperation Dialogue summit in Doha, calling for an end to Israel’s attacks on Gaza and Lebanon. (WAFA 10/3)

U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller says that the U.S. still supports Israel’s attacks on Lebanon but ultimately wants to see a ceasefire. Colombia, the UK, Germany, France, Russia, and Greece evacuate some of their citizens from Lebanon. (AJ, AJ, NYT, REU, REU, REU, REU 10/3)

Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian meets with Arab foreign ministers in Doha, during a meeting of the Asia Cooperation Dialogue. Arab countries reportedly told Pezeshkian that they will remain neutral in the conflict between Iran and Israel. Al Jazeera reports that Iran has sent a message to the U.S. saying that “the phase of unilateral self-restraint has ended.” U.S. president Joe Biden responds to a question, confirming that Israel and the U.S. are discussing an Israeli attack on Iranian oil facilities. (AJ, REU 10/3; NYT 10/4)

The UN Security Council members issue a joint statement, saying “any decision not to engage with the UN Secretary-General [Antonio Guterres] or the United Nations is counterproductive,” in response to Israel declaring that Guterres is not welcome in the country. France calls the decision “unjustified, serious, and counter-productive.” (AJ, REU, WAFA 10/3; WAFA 10/4)

FIFA announces 2 new investigations into Israel after a meeting of the FIFA Council. One will look at the Palestine Football Association’s allegation that Israel is discriminating against Palestinian clubs and the second will investigate whether Israeli settlement clubs are taking in competitions licensed by the Israel Football Association. (AJ, AJ, BBC, GDN, HA, REU 10/3)

British Airways cancel flights to Tel Aviv until 10/26. (AJ 10/3)

The Telegraph reports that former UK prime minister Boris Johnson writes in his upcoming book Unleashed that he believes Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu placed a listening device in his personal bathroom at the foreign office after using it. (DT 10/3; AX, HA 10/4)

The World Bank says it will divert $250 million in emergency aid to Lebanon. The EU donates $33 million in disaster aid for Lebanon. (AJ, REU 10/3)

In the West Bank, Israeli settlers assault Palestinians harvesting olives in Huwwara, injuring 2 people. Israeli forces impose a curfew in 3 Hebron neighborhoods until 10/6 and raid the city, shooting and injuring 3 paramedics and arresting 5 other people. Israeli forces also close several checkpoints across the West Bank. Elsewhere, Israeli forces arrest 12 Palestinians during raids. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Khan Yunis, Gaza City, al-Bureij refugee camp, and Nuseirat refugee camp, killing at least 86 people, including at least 6 at al-Amal Institute for Orphans in Gaza City. Israeli forces also advance on the central part of Khan Yunis. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb the Beirut neighborhoods of Bachoura and Dahieh, killing at least 5 people. Israeli forces also bomb Nabatieh, Bekaa, Baalbek, Hermel, and Mount Lebanon, killing at least 46 people. Israel orders the evacuation of parts of the Beirut neighborhoods of Hadath and Chyah. An Israeli drone strike on Kawkaba injures an Lebanese soldier. 8 Israeli soldiers are killed in southern Lebanon. Hezbollah forces launch more than 240 rockets at Israel. (AJ 10/1; AJ, AJ, HA, HA, NYT, NYT, NYT, NYT, REU, REU, REU, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 10/2; UNOCHA 10/4)

More than 41,689 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 16,456 children and 11,088 women, and around 96,625 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 711 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 151 children. More than 6,000 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, 346 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,298 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. At least 79,000 housing units have been destroyed and 370,000 have been damaged in Israeli airstrikes since 10/7/2023. (AJ 10/1; HA, UNOCHA, UNOCHA, WAFA 10/2)

The Gaza Media Office says Israel has killed 902 entire families and that 1,364 families only have 1 survivor. (AJ 10/1)

The Lebanese Disaster Management Unit says the death toll from Israel’s attacks since 10/8/2023 has risen to 1,873, while 9,134 people have been injured. 1,073 have been killed since 9/23. The number of displaced people has reached more than a million, including 155,600 in shelters. (WAFA 10/2)

PA president Mahmoud Abbas meets with 2 of Ismail Haniyeh’s sons, Abdul Salam and Humam, in Doha, offering his condolences. PLO secretary-general Hussein al-Sheikh meets with Qatari prime minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, also in Doha. (WAFA, WAFA 10/2)

Israeli foreign minister Israel Katz says he has barred UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres from entering the country, saying he did not “unequivocally condemn” Iran’s attack on Israel. (AJ 10/1; AJ, AP, HA, NYT, REU, WAFA, WAFA 10/2)

Lebanese foreign minister Abdallah Bou Habib says Hezbollah secretary-general Hassan Nasrallah had agreed to a ceasefire and that the U.S. and France had been notified before he was assassinated on 9/27. Secretary-General Guterres says UNIFIL peacekeepers will remain in place despite a request by Israel to have them relocated. (AJ 10/1; REU 10/2; REU 10/3; AP 10/4)

Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian says Iran “is not looking for war but looking forward to peace and calm,” calling the retaliatory attack on Israel on 10/1 a forced reaction. Pezeshkian meets with Qatari emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. Jordanian foreign minister Ayman Safadi says Jordan will not become a battlefield for Iran and Israel and it will defend itself. The G7 leaders discuss the Iranian attack in a conference call. U.S. president Joe Biden says he does not support an Israeli attack on Iranian nuclear sites and says he will speak with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu soon. (AJ 10/1; AJ, AP, AX, HA, NYT, REU 10/2)

At the UN Security Council, Iranian ambassador to the UN Amir Saeed Iravani says the attack on Israel was necessary “to restore deterrence.” Israeli UN ambassador Danny Danon says, “calls for de-escalation only emboldened Iran.” Chinese ambassador to the UN Fu Cong says China “urges all parties, in particular Israel, to exercise restraint.” U.S. ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield says Iran will be held responsible for its actions. (AJ 10/1; REU 10/3)

In the West Bank, Israeli settlers throw stones at Palestinians harvesting olives in Burin. Israeli settlers also set fire to a sheep barn in Arab al-Milehat. Israeli forces shoot and kill a Palestinian man and shoot and injure 3 Palestinian medics during a raid in Balata refugee camp; the Red Crescent says the medics were deliberately targeted. 4 Israeli soldiers are injured during the raid. Israeli forces also shoot and kill a Palestinian man during a raid in Nablus. Elsewhere, Israeli forces shoot and injure 2 Palestinians near the separation wall in Faqqua. Israeli forces also shoot and damage several cars during a raid in al-Khader. Meanwhile, Israeli forces seal off the entrances to Jericho. Israeli forces also demolish 2 homes in Ein ad-Duyuk at-Tahta. Separately, Israeli forces seize an excavator and a truck in Immatain. Israeli forces also arrest 30 people during raids in and around Ramallah, Bethlehem, Hebron, and Qalqilya. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Gaza City, Nuseirat refugee camp, Khan Yunis, and Rafah, killing at least 23 people, including 11 in a shelter in Nuseirat refugee camp. In Jaffa, 7 people are killed by 2 gunmen who are then killed by Israeli forces. Hamas claims responsibility. In Lebanon, Israeli forces invade southern Lebanon. The military orders the evacuation of nearly 24 villages, telling people to move north of the Awali River. Israeli forces bomb the Dahieh neighborhood of Beirut, Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp, and Daoudiya, killing at least 55 people, including the son of al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade brigadier general Munir al-Maqdah in an assassination attempt on him in Ain al-Hilweh, which also kills 4 other people. Israeli forces also bomb the As-Sirat TV building in Beirut. Israel also claims to have assassinated Hezbollah commander Muhammad Jaafar Qasir. Hezbollah forces fire rockets at Metula, Bat Yam, and Avivim. In Syria, Israeli forces bomb Damascus, killing 3 people and injuring 9 others. Israeli forces also bomb radar stations in Sweida and Deraa. In Iran, Iranian forces launch around 180 ballistic missiles at Israel, hitting the Nevatim base among other places. Missile shrapnel hits a PA training center in Jericho, killing a Palestinian man from Gaza and injuring 4 others. 2 Israelis are injured by shrapnel in Tel Aviv. Several of the missiles are intercepted by Israel and the U.S. In Yemen, Houthi forces launch 4 drones at Eliat and 1 drone at Tel Aviv. (AJ, AX, NYT, REU, REU 9/30; AJ, AJ, AJ, AJ, AJ, AJ, AJ, AJ, AP, AP, AP, AX, HA, HA, NYT, NYT, NYT, NYT, NYT, NYT, NYT, REU, REU, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 10/1; AX, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, NYT, NYT, NYT, UNOCHA 10/2; HA 10/3; UNOCHA 10/4)

More than 41,638 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 16,456 children and 11,088 women, and around 96,460 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 711 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 151 children. More than 6,000 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, 346 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,298 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. At least 79,000 housing units have been destroyed and 370,000 have been damaged in Israeli airstrikes since 10/7/2023. UNRWA says that more than 10,000 people in Gaza need medical evacuation. (AJ, HA, WAFA 10/1)

PA president Mahmoud Abbas arrives in Doha for the Asia Cooperation Dialogue summit. (WAFA 10/1)

Lebanese prime minister Najib Mikati calls the Israeli invasion of Lebanon “one of the most dangerous phases of its history.” U.S. National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby says the U.S. supports “limited operations to destroy Hezbollah infrastructure” in Lebanon. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks with Israeli defense minister Yoav Gallant, and according to the Pentagon readout the 2 agree that the Israeli invasion is necessary. Turkey, Spain, and Russia issue statements demanding that Israel withdraw immediately. (AX, NYT 9/30; AJ, AP, AX, HA, HA, NYT, NYT 10/1)

Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi says the retaliatory attack on Israel was an act of “self-defense” and only targeted military and security sites. Araghchi says Iran had restrained itself for almost 2 months to give space for ceasefire negotiations. Hamas welcomes the attack. Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the Iranian attack failed and that Iran made a big mistake, promising a new attack on Iran. U.S. president Joe Biden says the “attack appears to have been defeated and ineffective,” adding “[m]ake no mistake: the United States is fully, fully, fully supportive of Israel.” State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller says “every nation in the world” must join the U.S. in condemning the Iranian attack. The U.S. sends 3 additional aircraft squadrons to the Middle East. EU high commissioner for foreign affairs Josep Borrell, the UK, Australia, Japan, Germany, and Spain condemn the Iranian attack. UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres condemns “the broadening of the Middle East conflict with escalation after escalation,” calling for a ceasefire. (AJ, AJ, AJ, AJ, HA, NYT, NYT, REU, REU 10/1; AJ, AP, AX, HA, HA, NYT 10/2)

The U.S. imposes sanctions on the settler group Hilltop Youth, Shomer Yosh CEO Avichai Swissa, and the settler Eitan Yardeni. The State Department calls on Israel to act against violent settlers. (AJ, HA 10/1)

KLM suspends flights to Tel Aviv for the rest of the year. Swiss Air and Lufthansa suspend flights to Beirut until 11/30 and Tel Aviv until 10/31. (AJ, HA 10/1)

The S&P credit agency downgrades Israel’s rating from A+ to A. (AJ, HA, REU 10/1)

In the West Bank, Israeli settlers steal an olive harvest from Palestinians in Kafr ad-Dik. Israeli forces raid Umm Lafsa, injuring a man with tear gas and seizing 2 vehicles and equipment from a blacksmith. Israeli forces also seize 57 dunams (14 acres) of land from Palestinians in Kafr Qaddum. Elsewhere, Israeli forces raze 20 dunams (4.9 acres) of land in Barta’a. Israeli forces also issue a demolition notice for a church in Bayt Jala. Meanwhile, Israeli forces arrest more than 45 Palestinians during raids. In East Jerusalem, Israeli settlers steal an olive harvest from Palestinians in Silwan. Israeli forces demolish commercial structures in Shu’fat refugee camp. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Beit Lahiya, Dayr al-Balah, Gaza City, and Nuseirat refugee camp, killing at least 20 people, including Palestinian journalist Wafa al-Udaini and her family in Dayr al-Balah. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb the al-Bass refugee camp, assassinating former UNRWA Teacher’s Association chairperson Fatah Sharif Abu al-Amine. Elsewhere, Israeli forces bomb Arzoun, Chehour, Hermel, Kawkaba, Rachaya al-Fakhar, Kfar Kila, Khaim, Marjayoun, Wazzani, and the Laylaki, al-Marija, Haret Hreik, and Bourj al-Barajneh neighborhoods of Beirut. The Lebanese health ministry says 95 people are killed, including a Lebanese soldier in Wazzani, and 172 injured. Hezbollah forces fire 25 rockets at Israel. (AJ, AJ, AP, HA, HA, REU, NYT, REU, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 9/30; HA 1/10)

More than 41,615 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 16,456 children and 11,088 women, and around 96,359 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 709 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 151 children. More than 6,000 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, 346 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,298 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. At least 79,000 housing units have been destroyed and 370,000 have been damaged in Israeli airstrikes since 10/7/2023. Israeli forces release the bodies of 12 Palestinians to Gaza.  (AJ, HA, UNOCHA, WAFA, WAFA 9/30)

UNCHR says 100,000 people have fled Lebanon to Syria. (HA, WAFA 9/30)

Saudi Arabia says it will send $60 million in aid to the PA in 6 monthly installments. (NYT 9/30)

An Israeli invasion of Lebanon is reportedly imminent and Lebanese troops have reportedly moved 3 miles north of the Blue Line in preparation. Israel declares the areas around Metula, Misgav Am, and Kfar Giladi closed military zones. Lebanese prime minister Najib Mikati says the government is ready to implement UN Resolution 1701 and send its military to the south of Lebanon. Israeli foreign minister Israel Katz says Israel will not agree to a ceasefire unless Hezbollah moves north of the Litani river and disarms. Hezbollah deputy secretary-general Naim Qassem says that Hezbollah is ready for the possibility of an Israeli invasion. French foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot calls for an immediate end to Israeli attacks on Lebanon after arriving in the country. The U.S. says it will send a “few thousand” additional troops to the Middle East to prepare to defend Israel if needed. The UK charters flights to Lebanon to offer evacuation to UK citizens. Belgian deputy prime minister Petra De Sutter calls on the EU to apply “maximum sanctions” on Israel, saying the “planned ground invasion of Lebanon grossly violates international law. This is not self-defense, but provoking all-out war.” (AJ, AP, HA, NYT, NYT, NYT, REU, REU, REU 9/30; HA 1/10)

The Israeli High Court of Justice rejects a petition to force the government to release the body of former Palestinian prisoner Walid Daqqa to his family. The Security Cabinet decided earlier this year to withhold Daqqa’s body as leverage. (HA, HA, WAFA 9/30)

The U.S. announces a $336 million aid package to Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank. (REU, USAID 9/30; HA 10/1)

In the West Bank, Israeli settlers set up new settlement outposts near al-Khader and Khirbet al-Farisiyya. Israeli forces shoot and injure 6 Palestinians during a raid in Aqabah. Israeli forces also begin building a barbed wire fence on Palestinian-owned land along a road in Sinjil. Elsewhere, Israeli forces close the Container checkpoint near Bethlehem. Israeli forces also arrest 18 Palestinians during raids in and around Aqabah, Ramallah, al-Bireh, and Sa’ir. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Khan Yunis, Gaza City, Shati’ refugee camp, Dayr al-Balah, Nuseirat refugee camp, Jabalia refugee camp, and Beit Lahiya, killing at least 9 people. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb the Kola neighborhood of Beirut, assassinating senior PFLP members Muhammad Abdel Aal, Imad Odeh, and Abdul Rahman Abdel Aal. Israeli forces also bomb the Dahieh neighborhood of Beirut, Hermel, Kafr Tebnit, Deir Ez Zahrani, Bint Jbeil, Ayta ash Shab, Zboud, and Ain El Delb, killing at least 109 people and injuring 364 others. Hezbollah forces fire rockets at Safed, the Ofek military base, Manara, and Sa’ar. In Yemen, Israeli forces bomb Hodeidah, including its seaport and power stations, killing at least 6 people and injuring 57 others. (AJ, AJ, AX, HA, NYT, NYT, NYT, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 9/29; AJ, AJ, AJ, NYT, NYT, UNOCHA 9/30)

More than 41,595 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 16,456 children and 11,088 women, and around 96,251 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 709 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 151 children. More than 6,000 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, 346 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,297 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. At least 79,000 housing units have been destroyed and 370,000 have been damaged in Israeli airstrikes since 10/7/2023. (AJ, HA, WAFA 9/29)

United Right party leader Gideon Sa’ar joins the Israeli government, becoming a minister without a portfolio and joins the Security Cabinet. Democrats party leader Yair Golan calls on Israel to occupy the Lebanese village Odaisseh. National Unity party leader Benny Gantz calls on the Israeli government to invade South Lebanon to establish “facts on the grounds” if an agreement is not reached with Lebanon. (AJ, AJ, HA, HA, NYT 9/29; AP, HA 9/30; HA, HA 10/1)

The U.S. says it will not offer evacuations for its citizens in Lebanon, despite urging them to leave the country and acknowledging that there are very few flights available. In contrast, the U.S. quickly arranged evacuation options for U.S. citizens in Israel after 10/7/2023. (HA 9/29)

The Israeli Education Ministry’s Religious Education Administration suggests that Israeli state-run religious schools organize celebrations for the killing of Hezbollah secretary-general Hassan Nasrallah. (HA 9/30)

In the West Bank, a Palestinian man in Israeli detention succumbs to injuries sustained from Israeli forces in al-Ain refugee camp on 9/26. Israeli forces assault a Palestinian shepherd with pepper spray in Deir Istiya. Israeli forces also shoot and injure a Palestinian man in Baqa ash-Sharqiyya. Elsewhere, Israeli forces shoot and injure a Palestinian woman during a raid in al-Arroub refugee camp. Israeli forces also attack Palestinian shepherds in al-Maleh. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Nuseirat refugee camp, Maghazi, Gaza City, and Khan Yunis, killing at least 32 people. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb the Beirut neighborhoods of Bourj el-Barajneh, al-Kafaat, Hadath, Laylaki, Choueifat, and Ghobeiry, and the towns and cities of Jabal Blat, Tayr Debba, Taybeh, Deir Siriane, and Dahr al-Baydar, killing at least 33 people. Hezbollah forces fire rockets at al-Sadeh military site, the Ramat David airbase, Kabri, Sa’ar, and Rosh Pina. In Yemen, Houthi forces say they fired a ballistic missile at Ben Gurion Airport during the arrival of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu; the missile is intercepted. (AJ, AP, HA, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 9/28; WAFA 9/29)

More than 41,586 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 16,456 children and 11,088 women, and around 96,210 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 709 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 151 children. More than 5,420 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, 346 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,297 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. At least 79,000 housing units have been destroyed and 370,000 have been damaged in Israeli airstrikes since 10/7/2023. (AJ, WAFA 9/28)

The Lebanese health ministry says the death toll from Israel’s attacks on Lebanon between 9/16 and 9/27 is 1,030 people, including 87 children and 56 women. 6,352 people have been injured. (AJ, WAFA 9/28)

Hezbollah confirms that Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah was killed on 9/27 in an Israeli airstrike on Beirut. Lebanese prime minister Najib Mikati declares 3 days of mourning for the killing of Nasrallah, starting on 9/30, and condemns the attack, calling for national unity. Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei declares 5 days of mourning for Nasrallah. Iran requests an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on the assassination of Nasrallah. PA president Mahmoud Abbas issues a statement offering condolences to Lebanon and Hezbollah for the killing. Hamas condemns the assassination. Prime Minister Netanyahu says Israel’s assassination of Nasrallah changes “the balance of power in the region for years to come” saying “Nasrallah was not a terrorist, he was the terrorist.” U.S. president Joe Biden calls the assassination of Nasrallah “a measure of justice” and calls for a ceasefire in Lebanon, saying the time is now. Vice President Kamala Harris calls Nasrallah “a terrorist with American blood on his hands.” The U.S. evacuates some embassy employees and their family members from Lebanon. (AJ, AJ, AJ, AJ, AP, AX, HA, NYT, NYT, REU, REU, REU, WAFA 9/28; AJ 9/29)

At the UN General Assembly, Saudi foreign minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud says his country “categorically rejects all crimes perpetrated by Israel against the kindred Palestinian people,” calling Israeli practices “barbaric.” Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov says Russia is concerned that political assassinations, such as that of Hassan Nasrallah, have become commonplace and says the “killing of Palestinian civilians by American weapons must be stopped immediately.” Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi calls for a comprehensive ceasefire in both Gaza and Lebanon, saying that a 2-state solution is the way to end regional tensions. Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan calls on the UN to stop Israel, saying Lebanon has become the new target of Israel’s policy of “genocide, occupation, and invasion.”  (AJ, HA, WAFA 9/28)

Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert confirms Israel was responsible for the assassination of former Hezbollah chief of staff Imad Mughniyeh in Syria in 2008. (HA, HA 9/28)

In the West Bank, Israeli settlers assault a Palestinian man and vandalize his vehicle during a raid in al-‘Awja. Israeli settlers also throw stones at Palestinian vehicles traveling near Ein Yabrud. Israeli forces shoot and injure 2 Palestinians during a raid in al-Arroub refugee camp. Israeli forces also assault a Palestinian man at a checkpoint in Tayasir. Elsewhere, Israeli forces raid Qalqilya, destroying a food warehouse. Israeli forces also raid al-Khader, Balata refugee camp, Idhna, Beita, and Yatma, causing tear-gas related injuries. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Gaza City, Dayr al-Balah, Rafah, Jabalia refugee camp, and Khan Yunis, killing at least 20 people. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb 6 residential towers in the Dahieh neighborhood of Beirut, assassinating Hezbollah secretary-general Hassan Nasrallah, senior commander Ali Karaki, and Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps brigadier general Abbas Nilforoushan. Estimates suggest over 300 people are killed in the attack although the scale of the destructions makes an accurate count unclear. The Israeli military reportedly uses 85 GBU-72 5,000 pound “bunker busters” in the airstrikes. Afterwards, Israeli forces order the evacuation of parts of the Hadath and Laylaki neighborhoods. Elsewhere, Israeli forces also bomb Shebaa, Baalbek, Tyre, Nabi Ayla, Sidon, and Nabatieh. The death toll from Israel’s attacks since Monday is more than 700 people, including at least 50 children in the past 2 days, according to the Lebanese health ministry. Hezbollah forces fire rockets at Kiryat Ata, Kfar Hittim, Karmiel, Sa’ar, Ilaniya, Tiberias, and Safad, injuring one man. In Syria, Israeli forces bomb Kfeir Yabous, killing 5 Syrian soldiers. In Yemen, Houthi forces say they attacked Tel Aviv and 3 U.S. naval ships with missiles and drones. (AJ, AJ, AJ, AP, AX, HA, HA, NYT, NYT, NYT, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 9/27; AJ, AJ, AJ, AJ, AX, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, NYT, NYT, NYT, NYT, NYT, NYT, NYT, REU, WAFA 9/28; AJ, AP, HA, NYT 9/29; AP, HA, UNOCHA 9/30)

More than 41,554 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 16,456 children and 11,088 women, and around 96,092 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 708 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 151 children. More than 5,420 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, 346 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,297 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. At least 79,000 housing units have been destroyed and 370,000 have been damaged in Israeli airstrikes since 10/7/2023. (UNOCHA 9/27)

At the UN Security Council, PA prime minister Mohammad Mustafa says Israel is a “rouge state because they are convinced that they are above the law and they are entitled to things that other countries are not entitled to,” adding they have “invaded cities in the West Bank. They have attacked unarmed Palestinian citizens, and today we see them firing on the Lebanese people.” Mustafa also charges the Security Council with holding “inhumane double standards” when it comes to Israel and Palestine. UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres says “[w]e cannot afford endless negotiations, as we have on Gaza, we must avoid the regional war at all costs. Gaza remains the epicenter of the violence and Gaza is the key to ending it.” Mustafa also speaks at a meeting of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee on the sidelines of the General Assembly, expressing concern over the Palestinian economy, which has contracted by 35% during the first quarter of 2024 due to Israeli actions. Additionally, Mustafa meets with Armenian foreign minister Ararat Mirzoyan, signing a joint declaration to establish diplomatic relations between Palestine and Armenia. (AJ, HA, WAFA 9/27; WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 9/28; AP 9/29)

At the UN General Assembly, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that Israel will continue its war on Gaza until “total victory,” calls the UN “a swamp of anti-Semitism,” and threatens Iran. As Netanyahu is about to take the podium there is a mass walkout from the room and several boos. U.S. ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield tells MSNBC that she agrees with Netanyahu that the UN has an “unfair focus on Israel.” Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian calls the Israeli attacks on Beirut “a clear and undeniable war crime,” describing it as a continuation of Israeli “state-sponsored terrorism.” (AJ, AJ, AP, HA, HA, REU 9/27; AP, AP 9/28)

Hamas calls on Arab nations to intervene and stop the Israeli attacks on Gaza and Lebanon. The New York Times reports that Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei convenes an emergency meeting of the Supreme National Security Council at his home after the assassination of Secretary-General Nasrallah. U.S. president Joe Biden claims that the U.S. had “no knowledge of or participation in” the Israeli airstrikes on Beirut and directs the Defense Department to “assess and adjust as necessary the U.S. force posture” in the Middle East. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says “Israel has the right to defend itself against terrorism. The way it does so matters.”  (AJ, AJ, AX, HA, NYT 9/27)

Jordanian foreign minister Ayman Safadi, speaking on behalf of the Muslim-Arab committee at the UN, says “I can tell you very unequivocally, all of us are willing to guarantee the security of Israel in the context of Israel ending the occupation and allowing for the emergence of a Palestinian state.” Safadi says Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is creating “danger because he simply does not want the 2-state solution,” asking what the Israeli “end-game” is. (REU 9/27; HA 9/30)

10 global trade unions file a complaint against Israel with the International Labour Organization, saying that Israel’s treatment of Palestinian workers since 10/7/2023 is in breach of the 1949 Protection of Wages Convention. The 10 unions say that Israel owes Palestinian workers billions of dollars in unpaid wages and other compensation. (AP, REU, WAFA 9/27)

The credit rating agency Moody’s further downgrades Israel’s credit rating to Baa1, citing Israel’s military escalation and a lack of confidence in the government’s fiscal responsibility. (AP, HA, REU 9/27)

Qatar pledges an additional $100 million in aid to UNRWA. (AJ 9/27)

In the West Bank, Israeli forces raid ‘Arranah, shooting and injuring a Palestinian man. Israeli forces also shoot and injure a Palestinian during a raid in al-‘Ayn refugee camp. Elsewhere, Israeli forces shoot and injure a Palestinian man during a raid in Habla. Israeli forces also shoot and injure 3 Palestinians during a raid in Dura. Meanwhile, Israeli forces assault a Palestinian street vendor in al-Khader. Israeli forces also blow up commercial structures during a raid in Umm Safa. Separately, Israeli forces demolish a home in al-Burj and a house under construction in Aqaba. Israeli forces also raid ‘Azzun, Beit Kahil, Tarqumiyya, Idhna, Nablus, and al-Yamun. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Dayr al-Balah, Jabalia refugee camp, al-Bureij refugee camp, Rafah, Khan Yunis, Nuseirat refugee camp, and Gaza City, killing at least 39 people, including at least 15 at the Hafsa al-Faluja school in Jabalia refugee camp and at least 1 person at a tent camp in the courtyard of al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Dayr al-Balah. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Beirut, Tyre, Younine, Qana, Cadmus, Ayta ash Shab, Burj al-Shemali, al-Qalila, Hanaway, Houmayri, Nabatieh, Sahmar, Yahmar, and Labaya, killing at least 92 people, including leader of Hezbollah’s aerial unit Mohammad Hussein Surur. Hezbollah forces fire dozens of rockets at Haifa, Kiryat Ata, and Safed, injuring 1 person. In Iraq, the Islamic Resistance in Iraq launches a drone at the Golan Heights. In Yemen, Houthi forces fire a ballistic missile at Tel Aviv, which is intercepted before making impact. (AJ, AJ, HA, HA, NYT, REU, REU, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 9/26; AJ, AP, AP, HA, UNOCHA 9/27)