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'Gaza’s healthcare system is in apocalyptic condition': Doctor

'Gaza’s healthcare system is in apocalyptic condition': Doctor
By Lyndal Rowlands, Zaheena Rasheed, Mersiha Gadzo, Tamila Varshalomidze, Federica Marsi and Usaid Siddiqui
Published On 12 Nov 2024

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12 Nov 2024 - 23:59
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For more on the Biden administration’s 30-day deadline to Israel to alleviate the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, check out our story here.

You can see our picture gallery on Israeli attacks across Gaza, including a drone strike on a cafe in southern Gaza, here.

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12 Nov 2024 - 23:45
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Here’s what happened today

We will be closing this live page soon. Here is a recap of the day’s major developments:

  • At least 63 people have been killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza since dawn, medical sources told Al Jazeera.
  • Israeli forces bombed a residential building where Palestinians were waiting for aid northwest of Gaza City.
  • International rights groups say Israel has failed to meet a deadline set by the US to allow more humanitarian aid into Gaza or face unspecified restrictions on military assistance.
  • Israeli soldiers shot and killed a Palestinian man at a checkpoint near the town of Deir Sharaf, northwest of Nablus in the occupied West Bank.
  • Israeli attacks across Lebanon have killed 28 people and wounded many others.
  • The Houthis targeted two US destroyers with drones and missiles as they transited the Bab al-Mandeb Strait but the warships “defeated” the attacks, the Pentagon said.
12 Nov 2024 - 23:30
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Civilians continue to suffer in Lebanon with no end in sight

By Dorsa Jabbari

Reporting from Beirut, Lebanon

Since the threats [of military operations] came out, we have seen 13 air strikes being carried out in the various points of the southern suburbs [of Beirut]. It gives you an idea of how destructive the day has been so far.

This is a reminder yet again of how dangerous the situation is in those areas.

There were at least 40 villages in and around the southern areas of the country that came under forced evacuation threats over the past 24 hours by the Israeli military.

There were air strikes carried out in the southern areas of Nabatieh as well as the Tyre governorate in the southern part of Lebanon.

All of this is happening at a time when there is no discussions about a possible end or a lull in this conflict.

What many military analysts here believe is that Israel is using what is known as the Dahiyeh doctrine – using a disproportionate amount of military force to inflict the most amount of damage on civilian infrastructure.

And that is something that the Israeli military is carrying out as we speak to try to push the supporters of the armed group Hezbollah to abandon their support of the group.

But that is something that hasn’t happened so far. And any discussions about a ceasefire seem to be at a halt at the moment.

So really, with no end in sight, it is, again, the civilian population that continues to suffer the most.

12 Nov 2024 - 23:15
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WATCH: Israel’s Herzog says he hopes to see ‘results’ after Biden meeting

Israel’s President Isaac Herzog emphasised the US administration’s commitment to “changing the Middle East”.

Watch the video below:

12 Nov 2024 - 23:00
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Death toll in Mount Lebanon town attack rises

The death toll from the Israeli air strike on the town of Joun in the Chouf district has now risen to 15, including eight women and four children, the Lebanese Health Ministry has said.

The attack also injured 12 others, the ministry said.

12 Nov 2024 - 22:45
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Photos: Hundreds of Palestinians forced to flee Gaza’s Beit Hanoon

[Karam Hassan/Anadolu]
[Karam Hassan/Anadolu]
[Karam Hassan/Anadolu]
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12 Nov 2024 - 22:30
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Lebanon’s PM, UN official discuss ongoing fighting

Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Mikati and the UN official for peace operations have discussed de-escalating tensions with Israel and the importance of fully implementing UN Security Council Resolution 1701, according to local media reports.

Jean-Pierre Lacroix arrived in Lebanon’s capital Beirut for a three-day visit, Lebanon’s National News Agency said.

During his meeting with Mikati, Lacroix reiterated the importance of enforcing Resolution 1701, which calls for a complete cessation of hostilities between Lebanon and Israel.

The resolution, adopted on August 11, 2006, mandates a weapons-free zone between the Blue Line, which separates Lebanon and Israel, and the Litani River in southern Lebanon, with the exception of Lebanese Army forces and UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) troops.

Smoke billows over Beirut’s southern suburbs after an Israeli strike, amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Baabda, Lebanon [Adnan Abidi/Reuters]
12 Nov 2024 - 22:15
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Israeli drone strike hits tent in Deir el-Balah

We are getting reports that there has been an Israeli drone attack on Deir el-Balah city.

This is what we know so far:

  • An Israeli drone attack hit a tent
  • Fire broke out in the makeshift camp
  • Two people were killed
  • Several children were among the wounded.
12 Nov 2024 - 22:00
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In numbers: Israeli attacks across Lebanon today

  • Joun, Chouf district, Mount Lebanon – 12 killed, eight wounded
  • Roumine, Nabatieh governorate – Two killed, two wounded
  • Hermel, Baalbek-Hermal governorate – One killed, eight wounded
  • Baalchmay, Mount Lebanon: Eight killed, five wounded
  • Tefahta, South governorate: Five killed
12 Nov 2024 - 21:45
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More than 60 people killed in Gaza today

At least 63 people have been killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza since dawn, medical sources told Al Jazeera.

Earlier today, an Israeli air strike hit an overcrowded area near Al Noor Mosque in western Deir el-Balah, killing at least six people.

12 Nov 2024 - 21:30
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WATCH: Palestinians turn wood into charcoal for livelihood

12 Nov 2024 - 21:00
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‘Nowhere in Gaza is safe’: UN official

The UN has held a meeting over the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza, including the risk of imminent famine in the coastal enclave.

Ilze Brand Kehris, UN assistant secretary-general for human rights, told the UNSC that among those repeatedly displaced by Israel’s war include pregnant women, children, elderly and people with disabilities.

“Israeli strikes on shelters and residential buildings continue to kill unconscionable numbers of civilians – men, women, and children alike,” Kehris said. “These attacks on so-called safe zones prove that nowhere in Gaza is safe. Monitoring by our office indicates that this unprecedented level of killing and injury of civilians is a direct consequence of the party’s choice of methods and means of warfare and their failure to comply with fundamental principles of international humanitarian law.”

Kehris highlighted that there has been “continued interference” with the entry and distribution of humanitarian aid, saying it had fallen to some of the lowest levels in a year.

12 Nov 2024 - 20:50
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Infographic

In numbers: Israeli attacks on Lebanon

12 Nov 2024 - 20:40
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Nearly two dozen killed in Israeli strikes on Mount Lebanon areas

At least 20 people were killed and 13 wounded in Israeli air strikes in the Mount Lebanon area, the Health Ministry said.

One strike on Joun in the Chouf district of Mount Lebanon killed 12 people and injured eight. And as we reported earlier, eight people were killed and five injured in the attack on Baalshamieh.

12 Nov 2024 - 20:30
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What’s expected at the UN Security Council meeting on Gaza?

By Gabriel Elizondo

Reporting from the UN headquarters in New York

To put it in a few words: A very grim picture of the situation in Gaza.

We expect to hear from UN officials and from all 15 members of the Security Council.

This all stems from the report that came out on Friday from the IPC. This is a UN-backed panel that looks at food and security that raised the red flag, saying that famine potentially is just days away, particularly in the north of Gaza.

They’re saying if action is not taken within days, famine could hit the north of Gaza. That got the attention of Security Council members and that’s why Switzerland, Guyana and Algeria called for this emergency meeting.

There is no Security Council resolution that’s going to be discussed or voted on in this meeting. This is a chance to raise the issue back on the agenda of the Security Council, because, clearly, Palestinians in Gaza are starving.

12 Nov 2024 - 20:20
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Who is Huckabee, Trump’s pick as US ambassador to Israel?

Earlier, we reported that Trump has tapped former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee as US ambassador to Israel.

Huckabee, an evangelical Christian, is a staunch supporter of Israel and defender of illegal Israeli settlements. He is also a proponent of Israeli annexation of the occupied West Bank.

Huckabee, 69, has criticised Biden for even applying mild pressure on Israel to moderate its conduct in its war on Gaza.

“If a person is pro-Israel, how can you be pro-Biden because the Biden administration has made it very clear they will make concessions to Hamas,” Huckabee said in an interview in March on News Nation.

Huckabee has led paid tour group visits to Israel for years, frequently advertising the trips on conservative-leaning news outlets.

David Friedman, who served as Trump’s ambassador to Israel in his first term, said he was “thrilled” by Trump’s selection of Huckabee.

12 Nov 2024 - 20:10
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Eight humanitarian organisations say Israel hasn’t met any metrics for US law compliance

At the Blinken-Austin letter’s 30-day deadline, eight humanitarian organisations assess that the Israeli government has not met any of the administration’s metrics for US law compliance on relief in Gaza.

The organisations are Refugees International, Anera, Care, Mercy Corps, NRC, Oxfam, MedGlobal and Save the Children.

The agencies published a scorecard on Israel’s compliance with US demands on humanitarian access. Across the board, they said, the Israeli government has failed to comply with US and international law on relief in the besieged coastal enclave.

12 Nov 2024 - 20:00
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US State Department says Israel not found in violation of US law on Gaza aid

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin sent a letter last month to Israel voicing alarm over the humanitarian situation in Gaza and setting a deadline of November 13 to comply with US law on permitting humanitarian assistance.

“We have not made an assessment that they are in violation of US law,” State Department spokesman Vedant Patel said when asked if Israel had met the demands.

“The overall humanitarian situation in Gaza continues to be unsatisfactory. These actions that we have seen, we think that these are steps in the right direction. We want to see more steps. We want to see these steps sustained over a significant period of time, and ultimately, we want to see these steps have a result on the situation.”

12 Nov 2024 - 19:50
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Israeli rights group says Israel failed to heed US Gaza aid requirements

Gisha – the Legal Center for Freedom of Movement says Israel has not met the requirements specified in a letter by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and, instead, there has been a “dramatic decrease” in the quantity of goods Israel has allowed into Gaza.

“The situation is particularly serious in the north of the Strip. Israel has implemented a plan to tighten the siege on the area, starving the population there and forcibly displacing them,” Gisha said in a statement.

“Even if Israel were to adhere to the US demands, this alone would not reverse the catastrophe in Gaza,” the group said.

12 Nov 2024 - 19:40
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If you’re just joining us

Lets get you up to speed:

  • Israeli army’s repeated strikes have led to massive civilian deaths in north Gaza in the last five weeks, the UN Human Rights office in the occupied Palestinian territory said.
  • Lebanon’s Health Ministry says the death toll in an Israeli assault on the Mount Lebanon town of Baalchmay has gone up to eight.
  • Families of captives held in Gaza have demonstrated in front of the house of Israeli Economy Minister Nir Barkat, demanding a prisoner exchange deal.
  • Israeli forces bombed a residential building where Palestinians were waiting for aid, northwest of Gaza City.
  • Israeli soldiers have shot and killed a Palestinian man at a checkpoint near the town of Deir Sharaf, northwest of Nablus.