In the West Bank, Israeli settlers attack Palestinians in Umm Safa, opening fire at homes. Israeli forces shoot and injure a Palestinian man near Bayt Awa. Israeli forces also uproot 25 olive trees in Kafr ad-Dik. Elsewhere, Israeli forces issue 6 demolition notices for homes and commercial structures in Rafat and 3 for poultry farms in Deir Balut. In East Jerusalem, Israeli forces shoot and injure a Palestinian man, claiming he stabbed an Israeli soldier in the Old City. Israeli authorities force a Palestinian family to demolish their own home in Beit Safafa. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Gaza City, Beit Hanun, Jabalia refugee camp, and Nuseirat refugee camp, killing at least 24 People. High tides further displace Palestinians living in tent camps on a beach near Mawasi. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Odaisseh and the Jarmaq area, injuring 4 people in Odeisseh. Israeli forces also drop leaflets ordering people in Wazzani to evacuate. The Israeli military later says the leaflets were unauthorized and that no evacuation was underway. Hezbollah forces launch a drone at Israeli forces in the Golan Heights, injuring several soldiers. In Yemen, Houthi forces fire a ballistic missile at Tel Aviv which fragments midair near Ben Gurion Airport, causing a fire near Kfar Daniel. The Houthi movement issues a warning to residents of Tel Aviv, saying they should evacuate to the “humanitarian zone” in the Naqab desert. (AJ, AJ, AP, AX, HA, HA, HA, HA, NYT, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 9/15; AJ 9/16)
More than 41,206 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 16,456 children and 11,088 women, and around 95,337 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 693 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, 342 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,280 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, WAFA 9/15)
The Palestinian Commission of Detainees’ Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoners says Israel has issued 33 new administrative detention orders today. (AJ 9/15)
Hamas member Osama Hamdan says in an interview with Agence French Presse that Hamas wants “joint Palestinian rule” in Gaza after the Israeli war. (AJ 9/15)
Israel says it was likely an Israeli air strike that killed Israeli 3 captives in Gaza on 11/10/2023. (AJ, AJ, HA, HA, NYT 9/15; AJ 9/16)
The Israeli Foreign Ministry issues and then later retracts a statement condemning the ICC for issuing arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. The court has not announced any decision on the request for the arrest warrants. (HA 9/15)
Haaretz reports that Israel is recruiting asylum seekers from Africa to take part in military operations in exchange for residency rights. (AJ, HA 9/15; HA, HA, HA 9/16)
Jordanian king Abdullah II asks former planning minister Jafer Hassan to form a new government after parliamentary elections were held earlier this week. (AP, REU 9/15)
4 columnists from the UK newspaper the Jewish Chronicle resign after the newspaper was forced to retract 9 articles based on fabricated stories about Hamas. (AJ, HA 9/15)
Prominent Lebanese author and editor of IPS’ Arabic language journal Majallat al-Dirasat al-Filastiniyya Elias Khoury dies after a struggle with illness. (AP, IPS 9/15; AJ, HA 9/16; NYT 9/18)