In the West Bank, Israeli settlers set up an outpost in Khirbet Samri in the Masafer Yatta area. Israeli settlers also raid a mosque in Dura, shouting racist slogans from its minaret. Israeli forces raid Abu Dis, firing stun grenades and injuring a Palestinian woman in her face with shrapnel. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Beit Lahiya, Khan Yunis, Gaza City, Dayr al-Balah, al-Mawasi, and Rafah, killing at least 28 people. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Beirut, Baalbek, Jennata, Arnoun, Nabatieh al-Fawqa, al-Tairi, Kunin, Ain Qana, and Tyre. Hezbollah forces fire rockets at Haifa and Acre. In Syria, Israeli forces bomb the Mazzeh neighborhood of Damascus for the second day in a row. (AJ, AP, AP, HA, NYT, REU, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 11/15; HA 11/16; UNOCHA 11/19)
More than 43,764 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 17,385 children and 11,487 women, and around 103,490 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 785 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 168 children. More than 6,500 people have been injured. Israel reports that 1,139 Israelis and foreign nationals have been killed and 5,400 have been injured in Israel since 10/7/2023, including Israeli soldiers. In addition, 373 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,425 injured in Gaza since the ground invasion began on 10/27/2023. Over 1.93 million Palestinians, nearly 85% of the population of Gaza, have been displaced since 10/7/2023. There has been a complete electricity blackout in Gaza since 10/12/2023 due to the Israeli blockade. 87% of all housing units in Gaza have been destroyed or severely damaged since 10/7/2023. Israel releases 20 Palestinian prisoners to Gaza through the Karem Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom) crossing. (AJ, HA, WAFA 11/15; UNOCHA 11/19)
France condemns Israel’s demolition of al-Bustan Association center in Silwan on 11/13, saying the center was supported and financed by the French foreign ministry, and calling for accountability. (AJ 11/15)
Lebanese parliament speaker Nabih Berri confirms that Lebanon has received the U.S.’s ceasefire proposal and that the U.S. demand for the formation of a committee to supervise the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701 is unacceptable, but that discussions are continuing. (AJ 11/15)
Italian foreign minister Antonio Tajani speaks with Israeli foreign minister Gideon Saar, protesting that an unexploded Israeli artillery shell hit an Italian UNIFIL base in Lebanon. (AJ, REU 11/15)
Israeli national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir says Israel should not deliver, or facilitate the delivery of, humanitarian aid to Gaza, and that not even the civilian population should receive aid as long as there are captives being held in Gaza. (AJ 11/15)
EU high commissioner for foreign affairs Josep Borrell calls on the EU to ban import of products from Israeli settlements and to suspend political dialogue with Israel ahead of a meeting of EU foreign ministers. (AJ 11/15)
U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s pick for ambassador to Isreal, Mike Huckabee, says in an interview that he will not use the name West Bank unless he is instructed to do so, insisting on using the names the “promised land” or “Judea and Samaria” instead. He also says that the annexation issue is a decision that Israel will have to make. (AJ 11/15; HA 11/17)
Israeli settler activist and founder of the Nachala movement, Daniella Weiss, says she has visited the Netzarim Corridor in central Gaza, inspecting sites for Israeli settlements. (HA 11/16; HA 11/17)