Live blog: Israel kills over a dozen Palestinians in intense Gaza strikes

Thursday, November 7, 2024

0731 GMT — Seventeen more Palestinians were killed and others injured in various Israeli air strikes targeting different areas of Gaza over the past hours, according to local media.

An Anadolu correspondent, citing a medical source, reported that two Palestinians, including a child, were killed in an Israeli strike on the Sana family home in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza.

Eyewitnesses said that at least four Palestinians were killed by an Israeli attack targeting a civilian gathering near Palestine Stadium in western Gaza City.

Meanwhile, the local Al-Aqsa TV channel reported that five Palestinians were killed in an Israeli drone strike on a group of people near Haifa Mosque in Tel al-Zaatar in the northern governorate.

In a separate attack, the Israeli army killed at least six Palestinians in air strikes and artillery shelling on homes in northern Gaza as the army stepped up its ground assault in the enclave’s north.

A medical source told Anadolu that five Palestinians were killed in an Israeli air strike on a home belonging to the Al-Asi family in Beit Lahia town.

A sixth Palestinian was killed and several others injured when an Israeli drone struck a home belonging to the Masri family in Beit Lahia, the source added.

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0803 GMT — Israeli military extends shutdown of Al Jazeera's West Bank bureau

The Al Jazeera news network says the Israeli military has extended the order shutting down its bureau in the occupied West Bank.

Walid al-Omari, the network’s bureau chief, said Israeli troops raided the office in Ramallah again early Thursday and posted a notice extending the closure for an additional 45 days.

Israel had previously raided the office and shut it down on Sept. 22. Earlier this year, authorities took the rare step of barring the Qatar-based network from operating in Israel.

0800 GMT — Israel expands its ground assault in northern Gaza

The Israeli military has expanded its month-old ground assault in northern Gaza to a town that has been heavily bombed since the earliest days of the war.

The military said in a statement that “troops started to operate” in the area of Beit Lahiya after intelligence claimed the presence of Hamas there.

0740 GMT — Israeli warplanes strike near Beirut's airport, eastern Bekaa region

Israeli warplanes have carried out a series of air strikes across Lebanon, including on Beirut's southern suburb near the airport.

The southern suburb saw several airstrikes including one in the Awzai area near the northern runway of the Rafik Hariri International Airport.

The official Lebanese news agency NNA said the strikes targeted the areas of Haret Hreik , Baajour and Tahouitet El-Ghadir.

It added that warplanes also struck the Bekaa region, including the town of Yohmor.

0648 GMT — Israel passes law that allows it to deport Palestinians

Israel’s parliament has passed a law that would allow it to deport family members of Palestinian attackers, including the country’s own citizens, to besieged Gaza or other locations.

The law, which was championed by members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party and his far-right allies, passed with a 61-41 vote but is likely to be challenged in court.

It would apply to Palestinian citizens of Israel and residents of annexed east Jerusalem who knew about their family members' attacks beforehand or who “express support or identification with the act of terrorism.”

0627 GMT — Israeli soldier killed in Hezbollah rocket attack on northern Israel

The Israeli army has said one of its soldiers was killed in a Hezbollah rocket barrage fired late Wednesday from Lebanon towards northern Israel.

In a military statement on Thursday, the army identified the soldier as Sgt. Ariel Sosnov of the army's 605th Combat Engineering Battalion.

The personnel is said to be killed in the attack on border Avivim settlement, and three other soldiers were also injured.

0344 GMT — Israel kills Palestinian in Jenin refugee camp raid

The Israeli army killed a Palestinian man during a raid on the city of Jenin and its refugee camp in the occupied West Bank.

The Palestine Red Crescent Society Abdullah al-Saadi was shot three times. It added that Al-Saadi was transferred to the hospital in critical condition.

Later, the Palestinian Ministry of Health confirmed his death, saying he succumbed to his injuries.

The Israeli army launched a military raid in Jenin and its refugee camp early Wednesday, leading to armed clashes.

Eyewitnesses told Anadolu that Israeli forces, accompanied by bulldozers, entered the city from multiple directions.

2346 GMT — Israel strikes south Lebanon after evac orders

Footage showed strikes hitting south Beirut about an hour after the Israeli army called for residents of the Hezbollah bastion to leave, including from a location near Lebanon's international airport.

Footage showed several plumes of smoke rising above south Beirut, with AFP journalists in the Lebanese capital hearing loud bangs.

Earlier, Israeli military spokesman Avichay Adraee had urged residents of four south Beirut neighbourhoods to evacuate, posting maps on social media that included an area near the Beirut airport.

On Wednesday, nine Israeli strikes hit south Beirut, Lebanese state media said, targeting what the Israeli military said was Hezbollah infrastructure, including command centres and weapons depots.

2146 GMT — Israel kills at least 40 people in Lebanon strikes

Lebanon's Health Ministry said 40 people had been killed in Israeli strikes on the country's east, including the main city of Baalbek, with rescuers still looking for survivors under the rubble.

"The series of Israeli enemy strikes on the Bekaa Valley and Baalbek" killed "40 people and injured 53", the ministry said in a statement giving a preliminary toll.

The toll includes 11 people killed in the city of Baalbek, nine of them in the Shikan district.

2101 GMT — Jordan's King, British premier call for Gaza ceasefire, unhindered humanitarian aid

Jordan's King Abdullah II and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer called for a ceasefire in Gaza and the unhindered entry of humanitarian aid, according to an official statement.

In a joint statement, Abdullah and Starmer "reiterated the need for an immediate ceasefire, calling for mobilising effective efforts towards de-escalation, and stepping up the humanitarian response in Gaza by maximising humanitarian aid and ensuring its uninterrupted flow."

They warned that the Israeli decision to ban the activities of the UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) "will exacerbate the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza."

2054 GMT — Thousands protest against Israeli Premier Netanyahu for dismissing Gallant

Thousands of Israelis protested outside the Knesset, or parliament, in West Jerusalem, then marched to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's home to oppose the dismissal of former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.

Netanyahu fired Gallant, appointing Israel Katz as defence minister and Gideon Sa'ar, the leader of the National Right Party, as foreign minister in his place.

The decision sparked widespread outrage, with Netanyahu accused of dismissing the defense official to preserve his coalition government. Although both are responsible for the ongoing genocidal war in Gaza, hey hold differing views on ceasefire and hostage agreements.

Following Gallant's "dramatic" firing, thousands of Israelis gathered in Agranat Square near the Knesset, according to Yedioth Ahronoth.

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