In the West Bank, Israeli settlers attack a Palestinian man with a sharp object in Umm Tuba. Israeli settlers also vandalize olive trees during a raid in Susiya in the Masafer Yatta area. Israeli forces shoot and injure 5 Palestinians, including a child, during a raid in Jalazone refugee camp. Israeli forces also assault Palestinians harvesting olives in Tell and Madama. Elsewhere, Israeli forces fire tear gas at the Civil Defense headquarters in Husan. Israeli forces also raid Udala and al-Khader, firing tear gas at Palestinians. Meanwhile, Israeli forces issues notices for the seizure of 546 dunams (135 acres) of land in Yasuf, Marda, Kafl Haris, and Jamma’in to expand settler-only roads. Israeli forces also demolish a mosque, a home, a guest house, and agricultural structures in Arab al-Ara’ara near Jaba’. Separately, Israeli forces ban Palestinians under the age of 40 from harvesting olives in Khirbet Yanun. Israeli forces also arrest 20 Palestinians during late-night raids in and around Hebron, Ramallah, Jerusalem, Qalqilya, and Nablus. 2 Israelis are injured in a ramming near al-Khader. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Nuseirat refugee camp, al-Mawasi, Gaza City, and Jabalia refugee camp. The Gaza Health Ministry does announce the death toll for today. Israeli forces also reinvade Nuseirat refugee camp, reportedly killing 20 people. Meanwhile, Israeli forces bomb the Kamal Adwan Hospital while Israeli drones target al-Awda Hospital, causing damage. 4 Israeli soldiers are killed by an anti-tank missile in Jabalia. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Ain Yaaqoub, Saksakieh, Srifa, Rashidieh refugee camp, al-Mansouri, and Hawsh al-Sayyid Ali, killing at least 44 people. Israeli forces also issue an evacuation order for 21 villages in southern Lebanon, telling residents to flee north of the Awali River. Hezbollah forces fire 60 rockets at Israel, including at military bases near Haifa and Acre. In Syria, Israeli forces bomb the Shinshar region south of Homs. U.S. forces bomb 2 locations, targeting alleged “Iranian backed groups.” (AJ, AJ, AP, HA, NYT, REU, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 11/11; AJ, AJ, HA, UNOCHA 11/12; AJ 11/13; UNOCHA 11/19)
More than 43,603 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 17,385 children and 11,487 women, and around 102,929 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 782 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 168 children. More than 6,500 people have been injured. Israel reports that 1,139 Israelis and foreign nationals have been killed and 5,400 have been injured in Israel since 10/7/2023, including Israeli soldiers. In addition, 373 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,394 injured in Gaza since the ground invasion began on 10/27/2023. Over 1.93 million Palestinians, nearly 85% of the population of Gaza, have been displaced since 10/7/2023. There has been a complete electricity blackout in Gaza since 10/12/2023 due to the Israeli blockade. 87% of all housing units in Gaza have been destroyed or severely damaged since 10/7/2023.
UNOCHA says 85% of aid missions to northern Gaza were denied access by Israel in October. (AP, UNOCHA 11/11; WAFA 11/12)
The Lebanese health ministry says 3,243 people have been killed and 14,134 others injured in Israeli attacks on Lebanon since 10/8/2023. (AP 11/11)
AP reports that Israel is paving a road between the occupied Golan Heights and the rest of Syria, a project dubbed the Alpha Line. The UN Disengagement Observer Force says the work is a violation of the ceasefire deal between Israel and Syria. (AJ 11/11; AJ 11/12)
New Israeli foreign minister Gideon Saar says in a press conference that the creation of a Palestinian state is not realistic, adding it would be a “Hamas state.” Saar also says Israel will end the war in Gaza when Israel’s objectives are achieved. The PA condemns Saar’s dismissal of a Palestinian state, saying the comment is an “extension of the war of extermination and displacement against our people.” Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich says he has instructed Israeli authorities to prepare for the process of annexing Israeli settlements in the West Bank. EU high commissioner for foreign affairs Josep Borrell says the EU members “unequivocally condemn Minister Smotrich’s call to ‘apply sovereignty’ in the West Bank.” New Israeli defense minister Israel Katz says there will be “no ceasefire and there will be no break in the strikes against Hezbollah” in Lebanon. (AJ, AJ, AP, REU, HA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 11/11; AJ, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 11/12; WAFA 11/13; WAFA, WAFA 11/14)
Saudi Arabia hosts a joint summit of the Arab League and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation in Riyadh, focused on ending Israel’s war on Gaza and Lebanon. Among the attendees are PA president Mahmoud Abbas, Lebanese prime minister Najib Mikati, Pakistani prime minister Shehbaz Sharif, Nigerian president Bola Tinubu, and Iranian vice president Mohammad Reza Aref. President Abbas calls on Israel to implement UN Security Council Resolution 2735 and end its attack on Gaza. Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman condemns the Israeli genocide against the Palestinian people, condemns Israel’s attack on UNRWA, demands that Israel ends its attacks on Lebanon and Palestine, and urges the international community to stop Israeli attacks on Iran. The closing statement of the summit condemns Israeli actions in Gaza as genocide and reaffirms their position that East Jerusalem is the “eternal capital of Palestine.” Malaysian prime minister Anwar Ibrahim calls for an arms embargo against Israel. After the summit, Arab League secretary-general Ahmed Aboul Gheit says there may soon be a vote at the UN General Assembly to freeze Israel’s UN membership. Abbas meets with Crown Prince bin Salman and Jordanian king Abdullah II on the sidelines of the summit. (AJ, AJ, AP, HA, NYT, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 11/11; WAFA 11/12)
The Knesset Ethics Committee bans Hadash MK Ofer Cassif from the parliament for 6 months for remarks made in support of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank. Cassif says “I will never stay silent on war crimes, famine and the slaughter of Gaza.” (AJ, HA 11/12)
The ICC says it will launch an external probe into allegation of sexual misconduct by chief prosecutor Karim Khan. Israel requests that the ICC examine the impartiality of judge Beti Hohler after it was announced that she will replace Iulia Motoc in determining whether the ICC will issue arrest warrants for Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. The request is said to further delay the case. (AJ, HA, NYT 11/11; HA, REU 11/13)
President-elect Donald Trump’s advisor, Tesla and X owner Elon Musk, meets with Iranian ambassador to the UN Amir Saeid Iravani in New York, discussing ways to diffuse tensions between Iran and the U.S. (NYT, REU 11/14)