Live blog: 25 killed as Israeli jets flatten home in Gaza’s Beit Lahia

Monday, December 2, 2024

0909 GMT –– At least 25 people were killed when Israeli warplanes hit and levelled an inhabited home in Beit Lahia in northern Gaza, a local source said.

Witnesses said that efforts were still ongoing to search for survivors under the rubble of the building in Beit Lahia Project area, where women and children had sheltered.

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2246 GMT — Israeli army opens fire toward homes in Naqoura town despite ceasefire

The Israeli army on morning opened fire toward the town of Naqoura in southern Lebanon, the latest violation of the ceasefire that entered into force last week.

The official Lebanese news agency NNA said the Israeli army opened bursts of gunfire.

According to an Anadolu count, the Israeli army committed 11 violations on Sunday by targeting southern Lebanese towns, bringing the total violations since the Nov. 27 ceasefire to 73.

0600 GMT — Israeli shelling kills Palestinian in central Gaza

A Palestinian young man was killed after Israeli artillery shelling east of Deir al-Balah.

WAFA reported that Sabri Hassan al-Masdar, 25, was killed after heavy shelling by the occupation artillery east of the town of al-Masdar east of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza.

0001 GMT — Britain ups Gaza aid ahead of donor conference

Britain will provide an additional 19 million pounds ($24 million) in humanitarian aid to Gaza, the international development minister has said, calling for Israel to give greater access ahead of a key conference on the conflict.

"Gazans are in desperate need of food, and shelter with the onset of winter," the minister, Anneliese Dodds, said in a statement as she headed for a three-day visit to the region, including an international conference in Cairo Monday on the Gaza Strip's aid needs.

"The Cairo conference will be an opportunity to get leading voices in one room and put forward real-world solutions to the humanitarian crisis," she added.

"Israel must immediately act to ensure unimpeded aid access to Gaza."

2306 GMT — Muslim scholars urge support for Gaza, rebuilding Lebanon

The International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS) has called to support the Lebanese people in reconstruction efforts while stressing the importance of continued support for Gaza.

This came in a statement issued after IUMS’ Board of Trustees meeting on Saturday and Sunday in the Qatari capital Doha.

The statement urged "the scholars of the Muslim Ummah, its elites and components to fulfil their roles and strengthen their presence in advancing the Islamic civilizational project."

It emphasized "preserving the shared values among peoples of diverse cultures which protect humanity, dignity and innate human nature."

2246 GMT — Hamas, Fatah discuss Egyptian proposals for border reopening

The Palestinian National Liberation Movement (Fatah) has said it is holding discussions in Cairo with the resistance group Hamas on Egyptian proposals regarding the reopening of the Rafah border crossing.

"Fatah is keen on an immediate end to the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip, expediting aid delivery and initiating reconstruction,” a Fatah official, Abdullah Abdullah, told Anadolu.

"A Fatah delegation is present in Cairo discussing with a Hamas delegation Egyptian proposals related to reopening the Rafah border crossing (between Gaza and Egypt) and having the Palestinian Authority manage it on the Palestinian side," he said.

Cairo has kept the Egyptian side of the crossing closed since Israeli forces occupied the Palestinian side of it in May. It insists on ending the occupation of the crossing to reopen it.

Abdullah did not disclose the nature of the Egyptian proposals.

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