Live blog: Israel kills 48 in Gaza, including 11 cousins of journalist
Israel's war in Gaza — now in its 399th day — has killed at least 43,469 Palestinians and wounded over 102,560, with another 10,000 feared buried under debris. In Lebanon, Israel has killed 3,103 people since October last year.
A Palestinian man carries away a wounded child from a home that was hit by Israel in a strike in northern Gaza, on November 7, 2024. / Photo: AFP
Friday, November 8, 2024
2300 GMT — Israel kils dozens in Gaza
In the past 24 hours, Israel has killed at least 48 besieged Palestinians in its ongoing genocidal war in Gaza, Palestinians media and hospital sources said.
The casualties were reported in Beit Lahiam, Jabalia, Rafah, Nuseirat and other areas.
Israel killed at least 14 displaced Palestinians sheltering in a former school in Al-Shati camp in northern Gaza.
Local journalist Hossam Shabat said 11 of the victims were his cousins.
"In a matter of minutes, I found 11 of my cousins killed. We had to collect their bodies in body bags and bury them in a matter of minutes — no funeral, no goodbyes," he wrote on X, with a video of the victims.
In a matter of minutes, I found 11 of my cousins killed. We had to collect their bodies in body bags and bury them in a matter of minutes—no funeral, no goodbyes pic.twitter.com/x0Gmd1dnqo
— حسام شبات (@HossamShabat) November 7, 2024
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2000 GMT — UN says Israel severely blocking aid to northern Gaza
Israel is not allowing food and water into northern Gaza and the UN is trying to send there as aid, the UN humanitarian office says.
The only UN assistance Israel has allowed in since the beginning of its latest aggression there a month ago has been hospital supplies during medical evacuation missions, UN associate spokesperson Stephanie Tremblay told reporters.
He said Israel is preventing the estimated 75,000 to 95,000 Palestinians in the north from receiving essential items for their survival.
Tremblay said that "the entire population in north Gaza is at imminent risk of dying from disease, famine and violence."
Tremblay added that Israeli bombardments and ground operations are preventing humanitarian workers from reaching people in need, adding Israel has ordered Palestinians in parts of Gaza to flee.
2100 GMT — Israel has made progress on aid into Gaza: Pentagon
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has said that Israel had made some progress in getting assistance into Gaza but more needed to be done. The UN however says Israel has blocked most of the aid from entering northern Gaza.
The US told Israel in a letter last month it must take steps in the next month to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza or face potential restrictions on US military aid.
While Austin did not specifically comment on the letter, he said: "They have made some progress... but more needs to be made."
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Austin wrote to Israeli officials last month demanding concrete measures to address the worsening situation in the Palestinian enclave.
Failure to do so could impact US policy, said the letter.
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