In the West Bank, Israeli settlers attack a home in al-Minya. Israeli settlers with a military escort also raid Artah. Elsewhere, Israeli settlers throw stones at Palestinian vehicles near Nablus. Israeli settlers also assault Palestinian maintenance workers working to repair electricity poles in Masafer Yatta, damaging their vehicle and stealing equipment. Meanwhile, Israeli settlers steal 13 sheep in Khirbet al-Fakhit in the Masafer Yatta area. Israeli settlers also raze farmland in Iskaka. Israeli forces continue raids in Jenin and Jenin refugee camp for the 52nd day in a row. Israeli forces also continue raids in Tulkarm, Tulkarm refugee camp, and Nur Shams refugee camp for the 46th day in a row. Elsewhere, Israeli forces shoot and kill a Ugandan citizen and 2 Ethiopian citizens, arresting 5 others who reportedly are migrant workers trying to enter the West Bank from Jordan. Israeli forces also issue an order to seize 2 dunams and 791 square meters (.75 acres) of land in Haris. Meanwhile, Israeli forces arrest 12 Palestinians during raids in Hebron. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb a tent in Beit Hanun, killing a Palestinian child and injuring his mother. Israeli forces also bomb Gaza City, killing a 3-year-old child. Elsewhere, Israeli forces shoot and injure a Palestinian man in Maghazi. The Civil Defense exhumes 48 bodies from a mass grave at al-Shifa Hospital for proper burials. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Jennata. In Syria, Israeli forces bomb Damascus, injuring 3 people, including a woman. AP reports that Israel targeted the abandoned home of Islamic Jihad secretary-general Ziyad al-Nakhaleh. (AJ, AP, HA, HA, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 3/13)
More than 48,524 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 17,881 children and 12,749 women, and around 111,955 have been injured since 10/7/2023. In addition, 14,222 Palestinians who have been missing are presumed dead. 932 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 186 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, 408 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,579 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. 92% of all housing units in Gaza have been destroyed or severely damaged since 10/7/2023. (AJ, UNOCHA, WAFA 3/13)
Israeli police ban a Waqf employee from entering the Haram al-Sharif compound for 2 months. (WAFA 3/13)
Hamas dismisses reports of talks for a temporary ceasefire, saying it is committed to the agreed ceasefire deal and moving to its second phase. The Israeli negotiation team will reportedly remain in Doha for continued talks. (AJ, AJ, AX, HA, NYT 3/13; HA, HA 3/14)
The National Campaign to Retrieve Martyrs’ Bodies says Israel is holding the bodies of 676 Palestinians, including 60 children and 9 women. (AJ, WAFA 3/13)
The UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel releases the report “More than a human can bear”: Israel’s systematic use of sexual, reproductive and other forms of gender-based sexual violence since 7 October 2023, accusing Israel of “genocidal acts” against Palestinians, involving systematically destroying women’s healthcare facilities, including the main fertility clinic in Gaza, and using sexual violence as a war strategy, including rape of detainees. Commission chairperson Navi Pllay says “[t]here is no escape from the conclusion that Israel has employed sexual and gender-based violence against Palestinians to terrorise them and perpetuate a system of oppression that undermines their right to self-determination.” Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu calls the UN Human Rights Council an anti-Semitic and anti-Israel circus. (AJ, AJ, AP, HA, HA, NYT, REU, UNOHCHR, UNOHCHR, WAFA, WAFA 3/13; AP 3/14)
Israeli foreign minister Gideon Saar’s New Hope party merges with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Party. Saar left the Likud Party in 2020 to establish New Hope. (AP, HA 3/13)
A delegation of Republican House representatives meets with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem. (HA 3/13)
Columbia University says it has revoked students’ diplomas, and suspended and expelled 9 students, including the president of the Student Workers of Columbia union, as punishment for a pro-Palestine protest last year. A total of 22 students are penalized by the university. (AJ, AP, AX, HA, REU 3/13; AJ 3/14)
New York City police arrest 98 protesters demanding the release of Palestinian student Mahmoud Khalil at Trump Tower. ICE agents raid Columbia University student housing for the second time in less than a week. No arrests are made. (AJ, AP, AP, AX, HA, HA, REU 3/13; AJ, AX, AX, HA 3/14)
Sweden says it will donate $29.5 million to UN agencies in support of Palestinians in Gaza. (AJ 3/14)