In the West Bank, Israeli settlers set up new settlement outposts near al-Khader and Khirbet al-Farisiyya. Israeli forces shoot and injure 6 Palestinians during a raid in Aqabah. Israeli forces also begin building a barbed wire fence on Palestinian-owned land along a road in Sinjil. Elsewhere, Israeli forces close the Container checkpoint near Bethlehem. Israeli forces also arrest 18 Palestinians during raids in and around Aqabah, Ramallah, al-Bireh, and Sa’ir. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Khan Yunis, Gaza City, Shati’ refugee camp, Dayr al-Balah, Nuseirat refugee camp, Jabalia refugee camp, and Beit Lahiya, killing at least 9 people. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb the Kola neighborhood of Beirut, assassinating senior PFLP members Muhammad Abdel Aal, Imad Odeh, and Abdul Rahman Abdel Aal. Israeli forces also bomb the Dahieh neighborhood of Beirut, Hermel, Kafr Tebnit, Deir Ez Zahrani, Bint Jbeil, Ayta ash Shab, Zboud, and Ain El Delb, killing at least 109 people and injuring 364 others. Hezbollah forces fire rockets at Safed, the Ofek military base, Manara, and Sa’ar. In Yemen, Israeli forces bomb Hodeidah, including its seaport and power stations, killing at least 6 people and injuring 57 others. (AJ, AJ, AX, HA, NYT, NYT, NYT, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 9/29; AJ, AJ, AJ, NYT, NYT, UNOCHA 9/30)
More than 41,595 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 16,456 children and 11,088 women, and around 96,251 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 709 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 151 children. More than 6,000 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, 346 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,297 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, WAFA 9/29)
United Right party leader Gideon Sa’ar joins the Israeli government, becoming a minister without a portfolio and joins the Security Cabinet. Democrats party leader Yair Golan calls on Israel to occupy the Lebanese village Odaisseh. National Unity party leader Benny Gantz calls on the Israeli government to invade South Lebanon to establish “facts on the grounds” if an agreement is not reached with Lebanon. (AJ, AJ, HA, HA, NYT 9/29; AP, HA 9/30; HA, HA 10/1)
The U.S. says it will not offer evacuations for its citizens in Lebanon, despite urging them to leave the country and acknowledging that there are very few flights available. In contrast, the U.S. quickly arranged evacuation options for U.S. citizens in Israel after 10/7/2023. (HA 9/29)
The Israeli Education Ministry’s Religious Education Administration suggests that Israeli state-run religious schools organize celebrations for the killing of Hezbollah secretary-general Hassan Nasrallah. (HA 9/30)