Friday, November 1, 2024

In the West Bank, Israeli settlers open fire and throw rocks at homes in Surif, causing damage. Israeli settlers also set fire to farmland in Ramin. Elsewhere, Israeli settlers vandalize Palestinian vehicles parked near the Ariel settlement. Israeli forces open fire and fire tear gas at Palestinians during a raid in Far’un. Israeli forces also prevent Palestinians from harvesting olives in Deir Istiya, Qusra, and Qaryut. Elsewhere, Israeli forces raid Abwein, arresting 4 Palestinians and seizing 15 vehicles. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Mawasi, Rafah, Gaza City, Dayr al-Balah, Nuseirat refugee camp, Beit Lahiya, and Jabalia refugee camp, killing at least 55 people. The Red Crescent evacuates 21 patients from al-Awda and Indonesian hospitals in northern Gaza to al-Shifa Hospital. An Israeli soldier succumbs to injuries sustained in Gaza on 9/17. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Beirut, Baalbek, Tyre, Amhaz, Younine, Harbata, Qmatiyeh, Ain el-Remmaneh, Yahmar al-Shaqif, Anser, Tebnine, and Shaqra, killing more than 71 people. Hezbollah forces fire rockets at Karmiel and Ma’a lot-Tarshiha. (AJ, AJ, AP, AP, HA, REU, REU, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 11/1; AJ, HA 11/2; UNOCHA 11/5; UNOCHA 11/7)

More than 43,259 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 17,000 children and 11,487 women, and around 101,827 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 768 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 167 children. More than 6,500 people have been injured. Israel reports that 1,139 Israelis and foreign nationals have been killed and 5,400 have been injured in Israel since 10/7/2023, including Israeli soldiers. In addition, 366 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,373 injured in Gaza since the ground invasion began on 10/27/2023. Over 1.93 million Palestinians, nearly 85% of the population of Gaza, have been displaced since 10/7/2023. There has been a complete electricity blackout in Gaza since 10/12/2023 due to the Israeli blockade. 87% of all housing units in Gaza have been destroyed or severely damaged since 10/7/2023. (AJ, WAFA 11/1)

Hamas reportedly rejects a short-term ceasefire proposal presented by Egypt and Qatar. (HA 11/1)

PLO secretary-general Hussein al-Sheikh meets with U.S. assistant secretary of state for near eastern affairs Barbara Leaf in Ramallah. (WAFA 1/11)

Lebanese prime minister Najib Mikati says Israel’s renewed bombing of Beirut shows that Israel is not interested in a ceasefire. (AJ, HA, REU 11/1)

UNIFIL reiterates that it will stay at its positions in southern Lebanon despite being attacked on several occasions, adding that it fears its positions would be occupied if they were to abandon them. (AJ 11/1)

Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich says in an interview with Makor Rishon that Israel must reoccupy Gaza and that the Israeli forces will maintain security control of Gaza in the long term. (AJ 11/1)

U.S. secretary of state Antony Blinken discusses the lack of aid entering Gaza with Israeli strategic affairs minister Ron Dermer. The U.S. military deploys additional ballistic missile defense destroyers, a fighter squadron, a tanker aircraft, and B-52 long-range strike bombers to the Middle East. (AJ, AP, HA, REU 11/1)

100 BBC staffers and 200 others sign a letter to BBC director general Tim Davie and CEO Deborah Turness, accusing the organization of pro-Israel bias. (AJ 11/2; AJ, HA 11/3)