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Live blog: Israel, Hezbollah claim victory as Gaza genocide continues

Israel's genocide in Gaza — now in its 419th day — has left 44,282 Palestinians dead, wounded 104,880+, with 10,000+ feared buried under debris. In Lebanon, Israel has entered truce with Hezbollah after killing 3,825 people since Oct 2023.

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A woman waves the flags of Lebanon and Palestine as she greets people in the southern Lebanese city of Sidon on November 27, 2024. / Photo: AFP

Thursday, November 28, 2024

2200 GMT — Israel's army and Hezbollah's leaders have both claimed success on the battlefield after the sides entered into a ceasefire.

Israel said it degraded Hezbollah's capabilities and decapitated its senior leadership, while the Lebanese group said it put up a stiff defence to Israel's ground invasion "in support of the steadfast Palestinian people."

Hezbollah claimed "victory" over Israeli forces and said its fighters were "fully prepared" to counter any future Israeli actions.

"Their hands will remain on the trigger, in defence of Lebanon's sovereignty," the statement from Hezbollah's operations centre said, its first public comments since the ceasefire took effect.

Israeli military spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said the army had weakened Hezbollah's ability to launch rockets and drones into Israel, and targeted its ability to resupply and manufacture weapons.

"We are also preparing for the possibility of returning to intense combat," Hagari said in a video statement.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the ceasefire deal amounts to a victory over Hezbollah. But polls in the country suggest that citizens are divided about the agreement.

Israel didn't win in Lebanon, truce agreed 'under duress' — Netanyahu ally

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2100 GMT — Palestine's Abbas lays ground for succession

Palestine's President Mahmud Abbas has announced who would replace him in an interim period when the post becomes vacant, effectively removing Hamas from any involvement in a future transition.

Abbas, 89, still rules despite his term as head of the Palestinian President ending in 2009, and has resisted pressure to appoint a successor or a vice president.

Under current Palestinian law, the speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) takes over the Palestinian Authority in the event of a power vacuum.

But the PLC, where Hamas had a majority, no longer exists since Abbas officially dissolved it in 2018 after more than a decade of tensions between his Fatah party and Hamas.

In a decree, Abbas said the Palestinian National Council chairman, Rawhi Fattuh, would be his temporary replacement should the position should become vacant.

"If the position of the president of the national authority becomes vacant in the absence of the legislative council, the Palestinian National Council president shall assume the duties... temporarily," it said.

2048 GMT — China calls for two-state solution

Implementing the two-state solution, which includes establishing an independent Palestinian state with full sovereignty based on the 1967 borders and occupied East Jerusalem as its capital "fundamental" for peace in Palestine, Chinese President Xi Jinping has said.

Xi underlined the urgency of ending the war and easing regional tensions by fully implementing relevant UN Security Council resolutions, according to a statement by the Chinese State Council.

The Chinese leader reaffirmed China's support for the Palestinian people's "legitimate" rights, including their right to statehood, existence, and return.

He also called for Palestine's full UN membership and the convening of an inclusive and effective international peace conference.