In the West Bank, Israeli forces fire tear gas at a school in al-Khader, injuring students. Israeli forces also arrest 15 Palestinians during late-night raids in and around Salfit, Qalqilya, Tulkarm, Ramallah, Jerusalem, and Hebron. In East Jerusalem, Israeli forces raid Silwan, seizing 4 motorcycles and fining shop owners for selling Palestinian products. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Beit Lahiya, Nuseirat refugee camp, al-Bureij refugee camp, Rafah, and Khan Yunis, killing at least 111 people, including at least 72 in a residential building in Beit Lahiya. 2 Israeli soldiers are killed in Jabalia refugee camp. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Beirut, including Ras Al Naba’a and Mar Elias Street, Tyre, al-Mari, and other towns and villages. Israeli forces assassinate Hezbollah media chief Mohammed Afif and kill 3 others in an airstrike on Ras Al Naba’a in Beirut and kill a Lebanese soldier at a military post in al-Mari. In Yemen, Houthi forces launch drones at Tel Aviv. (AJ, AJ, AP, HA, HA, HA, HA, NYT, REU, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 11/17; UNOCHA 11/21)
More than 43,846 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 17,385 children and 11,487 women, and around 103,740 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 785 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 168 children. More than 6,500 people have been injured. Israel reports that 1,139 Israelis and foreign nationals have been killed and 5,400 have been injured in Israel since 10/7/2023, including Israeli soldiers. In addition, 375 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,425 injured in Gaza since the ground invasion began on 10/27/2023. Over 1.93 million Palestinians, nearly 85% of the population of Gaza, have been displaced since 10/7/2023. There has been a complete electricity blackout in Gaza since 10/12/2023 due to the Israeli blockade. 87% of all housing units in Gaza have been destroyed or severely damaged since 10/7/2023. (AJ, HA, WAFA 11/17)
The Salem military court sentences WAFA journalist Rasha Herzallah to 6 months in prison and fines her $3,300. Herzallah was arrested and placed in administrative detention on 6/2/2024 in Huwwara. She will be released on 12/1/2024 due to the time she has spent held in administrative detention. (WAFA 11/17)
Lebanese education minister Abbas Halabi says public and private schools in Beirut and several coastal regions will be closed on 11/18 and 11/19. (AJ 11/17; HA 11/18)
Haaretz reports that U.S. mediators have been able to decouple the Gaza and Lebanon ceasefires but that Israel’s insistence on being able to continue to operate in Lebanon after a ceasefire remains a hurdle. (HA, HA 11/17)
Incoming U.S. Senate majority-leader John Thune (R-SD) says he will use the Republican majority in the Senate to pressure the ICC and its chief prosecutor Karim Khan to stop the pursuit of arrest warrants for Israeli officials, threatening sanctions. (HA 11/17; AJ, HA 11/18)
Pope Francis calls for an investigation into whether Israel is committing genocide in Gaza in the new interview book Hope Never Disappoints: Pilgrims towards a Better World. (AJ, AJ, AP, HA, WAFA 11/17)
Anadolu Agency reports that Turkey denied Israeli president Isaac Herzog permission to use its airspace, forcing him to cancel plans to visit Azerbaijan for the COP29 climate conference. (AP 11/18)