In the West Bank, Israeli settlers assault a Palestinian man in Susiya. Israeli settlers also vandalize 12 olive trees in Deir Istiya. Israeli forces shoot and injure a Palestinian man during a raid in Beitunia. Israeli forces also shoot and injure 2 Palestinians with live ammunition in Qalqilya. Elsewhere, Israeli forces demolish 45 residential and agricultural structures in at-Tayyiba. Israeli forces also issue a stop-work order for a home in Nablus. In East Jerusalem, Israeli authorities force a Palestinian family to demolish their own home in Bayt Hanina, displacing 10 people. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Gaza City, Rafah, Beit Lahiya, al-Bureij refugee camp, Jabalia refugee camp, and Nuseirat refugee camp. The Gaza Ministry of Health says at least 61 Palestinians have been killed in the past 48 hours, including at least 8 at the Halimah al-Saadiyah School in Jabalia refugee camp. A Palestinian girl dies of malnutrition in Khan Yunis. At least 37 children have died of malnutrition since 10/7/2023. In Tel Aviv, around 500,000 people demonstrate against the Israeli government, demanding it enters a deal that would free the captives held in Gaza. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Froun, killing 3 paramedics and wounding 2 others. Hezbollah forces launch drones at Ayelet HaShahar and fire missiles at an Israeli military base. (AJ, AJ, AP, HA, NYT, REU, REU, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 9/7; AJ, AJ 9/8)
More than 40,939 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 16,456 children and 11,088 women, and around 94,616 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 681 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 149 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, 340 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,270 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, REU, WAFA 9/7)
Lebanese prime minister Najib Mikati calls for a meeting with “western ambassadors and representatives of international organizations” on 9/9 to protest the Israeli attacks on Lebanon, including the attack today, which killed 3 civil defense members. (AJ 9/7)
CIA director Bill Burns says the U.S. will present a “more detailed [ceasefire] proposal” in the coming days. (AJ, HA, REU 9/7)
Turkish president Recep Tayyib Erdogan calls on Islamic countries to form an alliance against “the growing threat of expansionism” from Israel, saying the “only step that will stop Israeli arrogance, Israeli banditry, and Israeli state terrorism is the alliance of Islamic countries.” (REU 9/7)