In the West Bank, Israeli settlers open fire at Palestinians during a raid in Umm Safa; no injuries are reported. Israeli settlers also damage corn crops in Khallet Khadr. Israeli forces bomb Sir, killing 4 Palestinians. Israeli forces also raid Tabqa, violently dispersing Palestinians with tear gas. Elsewhere, Israeli forces arrest 15 Palestinians during late-night raids in and around Nablus, Salfit, Ramallah, Hebron, Tulkarm, Tubas, and Jenin. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Gaza City, Beit Lahiya, al-Mawasi, Rafah, and Khan Yunis, killing at least 47 people. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Yaroun and Maroun al-Ras. In Yemen, Houthi forces launch a projectile at Israel, which is intercepted over the Red Sea. (AJ, AJ, AP, HA, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 12/1; UNOCHA 12/3; UNOCHA 12/5)
More than 44,429 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 17,500 children and 11,487 women, and around 105,250 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 802 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 169 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, 379 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,456 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. UNRWA announces the suspension of aid deliveries through the Karem Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom) crossing, citing a deterioration in the security situation. UNRWA also says that there are more than 415,000 Palestinians sheltering in UNRWA schools in Gaza. The WHO delivers food, fuel, and medical supplies to the Kamal Adwan Hospital. (AJ, AJ, AP, HA, WAFA, WAFA 12/1; AJ, NYT 12/2; UNOCHA 12/3)
The Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners Affairs Commission and the Palestinian Prisoners Society say that 2 Palestinian prisoners, abducted from Gaza, have recently died in Israeli prisons. Mohammad Abdul-Rahman Idris died on 11/29 at the Ofer Prison, while Moath Khaled Rayan died on 11/2 after being abducted in Gaza on 8/25. (WAFA 12/1)
Hamas officials discuss ceasefire negotiations with Egyptian officials in Cairo. (REU 12/1)
The PA presidency releases a statement expressing support for the Syrian Arab Republic and the Syrian people as rebel groups appear to gain more territory in a renewed offensive against the government. (HA 11/29; NYT, WAFA 12/1)
Israeli national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir orders the police to ban mosques in Israel from broadcasting the call to prayer. (WAFA 12/1; AJ 12/2)
Extremist settler activist Hananel Gurfinkel is appointed to head the Israeli Finance Ministry’s Custodian of Absentee Property division. (HA 12/1)
U.S. secretary of state Antony Blinken speaks with Turkish foreign minister Hakan Fidan, discussing the need for more aid to enter Gaza and efforts for a ceasefire. (AJ 12/1)
Kuwaiti emir Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah calls on the international community to implement a ceasefire in Gaza and condemns the genocide against the Palestinian people in his opening remarks at the GCC summit in Kuwait. After the summit, the GCC leaders call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire and condemn Israel’s crimes of genocide and ethnic cleansing. (AJ, WAFA 12/1; AJ 12/2)
U.S. president-elect Donald Trump names Lebanese American businessperson, and his daughter Tiffany’s father-in-law, Massad Boulos as his advisor on the Middle East. Trump also meets with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s wife Sara at Mar-a-Lago in Florida. (AJ, AJ, AP, HA, HA, NYT 12/1; HA 12/2)
Royal Jordanian is the first international airline to resume flights to Beirut after all carriers except for Middle East Airlines suspended flights to Lebanon in October. (AJ 12/2)