Live blog: Israel killed 1,200+ Palestinians in northern Gaza in 4 weeks
Israel's war in Gaza — now in its 392nd day — has killed at least 43,204 people and wounded more than 101,640, with another 10,000 feared buried under debris. In Lebanon, Israel has killed 2,865 people since October last year.
Relatives react over the shrouded body of a person killed in an Israeli strike that targeted areas in the northern Gaza / Photo: AFP
Friday, November 1, 2024
2041 GMT — The Israeli army has killed over 1,200 Palestinians in its siege of northern Gaza that started nearly four weeks ago, the Health Ministry in the besieged enclave said.
"The Israeli army continues to commit massacres and target shelters and civilians in Beit Lahia, resulting in casualties amidst a severely strained health care system," Munir al-Bursh, director general of the ministry, told Anadolu Agency.
He stressed that "the Israeli occupation is committing murder and destruction due to the absence of oversight or accountability to stop its crimes."
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2101 GMT — Israel 'waging an open war on the UN,': Palestinian envoy
Officials and representatives voiced grave concern about Israel's acts against Palestinians, as the Palestinian deputy envoy to the UN emphasised that Israel is "waging an open war on the UN."
"Israel claims it is the one under attack by the UN, even as it is the one waging an open war on the UN not just on UNRWA but on; the secretary-general (Antonio Guterres), on special rapporteurs, commissioners, on the Security Council, General Assembly, Human Rights Council, the ICJ (International Court of Justice), the ICC (International Criminal Court), on this committee. On every single country that dares to speak out, on the entire UN system and the international community," said deputy Palestine envoy to the UN Feda Abdelhady.
Underscoring the urgency of a global response, Abdelhady said: "We believe we are at a turning point. Although the days have never been darker, the prospects for justice and accountability have never been greater."
2104 GMT — US envoys in Israel to seek Lebanon truce plan
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met visiting US officials to discuss a possible deal to end Israel's war with Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Netanyahu told Washington envoys Amos Hochstein and Brett McGurk that any Lebanon deal must guarantee Israel's longer-term scrutiny.
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