Israel is planning to fight for the rest of 2024 in the Gaza Strip, according to a military spokesperson, as fighting continues to expand into Lebanon following the assassination of a senior Hezbollah commander, Wisam al-Taweel, on Monday.
Israeli forces killed eight Palestinians in the West Bank in overnight raids. In Gaza, an Israeli airstrike killed Hamza Dahdouh, son of Al Jazeera Gaza bureau chief Wael Dahdouh, in Khan Yunis.
Israeli spokesperson says the assassination of Hamas leader Saleh Al-Aruri was “not an attack on the Lebanese state” while Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and Hezbollah pledge resistance will continue.
Israel’s opposition welcomes Supreme Court ruling against Netanyahu’s law restricting judicial powers. Israeli forces kill four Palestinians in a single West Bank village, and a seventh Palestinian prisoner dies in Israeli prisons.
The Israeli war cabinet pressures Netanyahu to discuss “the day after” in Gaza as Hamas broadcasts videos of targeting Israeli tanks, and the PFLP says a captive soldier died during an Israeli airstrike. Meanwhile, UNRWA warns of widespread hunger.
UN and WHO officials report horrific stories of Palestinian survivors of Israeli bombings in Al-Maghazi refugee camp, while Yahya Sinwar says Hamas fighters are inflicting heavy damage to Israeli forces. In Hebron, the Israeli army kills two people.
At least 100 Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks on Khan Younis and Al-Maghazi refugee camp, as a new Euro-Med Monitor report documents brutal Israeli crimes against civilians sheltering in Palestinian schools, including executions.
Palestinian pastor Munther Issac says “If Jesus was born today, he’d be born under the rubble of Gaza” as Israeli forces flattens entire neighborhoods to create buffer zones in north, east, and south of the Gaza Strip.
Israel cut off internet communication disrupting work of aid groups and hospitals as UNICEF says thousands of children in Gaza remain at risk due to lack of food and water.
UN official says Gaza may need a special tribunal to investigate Israel’s atrocities. An Israeli official claims there are “no churches, no Christians” in Gaza, and Doctors Without Borders warn of increased attacks on healthcare centers in Jenin.