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Displaced Palestinians shelter at a large tent camp in Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip December 1, 2024. [Ramadan Abed/Reuters] (Reuters)
By Lyndal Rowlands, Zaheena Rasheed, Ylenia Gostoli, Umut Uras, Alex Kozul-Wright and Edna Mohamed
Published On 1 Dec 2024

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2 Dec 2024 - 00:00
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Stay with Al Jazeera’s Live team as we bring you all the latest developments, analyses and reactions.

You can find all our updates from December 1, here.

A Palestinian stands in his family’s home after it was destroyed in an Israeli air attack in the Nuseirat refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, on Sunday [Mohammed Saber/EPA]
2 Dec 2024 - 00:00
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1 Dec 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 biggest developments:

  • Gaza’s Health Ministry said the Israeli army’s attacks killed 47 and wounded 108 others in the latest 24-hour reporting period.
  • The director of the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza, Dr Munir al-Bursh, said northern Gaza and Gaza City are suffering from a shortage of medical staff.
  • The Israeli army said it had conducted military operations in “several” areas in southern Lebanon in which a “violation” of the ceasefire happened over the past day.
  • Former Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon accused Israel of committing war crimes and ethnic cleansing in Gaza.
  • Palestinian officials said four people have been killed in the occupied West Bank as Israeli security personnel conducted a raid on the village of Seir in the area of Jenin.
  • UNRWA announced the suspension of aid deliveries through the central Karem Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom) crossing between Gaza and Israel due to the worsening security situation.
  • The White House is working on a ceasefire and captive release deal in Gaza but is “not there yet”, the US national security adviser told US media.
1 Dec 2024 - 23:30
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Developing

Palestinian Islamic Jihad says clashes ongoing in Nablus

The Nablus battalion of the group’s armed wing, the Quds Brigades, says that its fighters are engaging Israeli troops in the eastern area of the occupied West Bank city.

Earlier, we reported that Israeli forces had stormed this sector of the city and begun a raid.

The Quds Brigades, in a statement on Telegram, says fighters are attacking Israeli forces with small arms and explosive devices.

1 Dec 2024 - 23:00
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Developing

Palestinians wounded in Israeli attack on Gaza City

Local Palestinian sources report that Israel has bombed a home on al-Jalaa Street in Gaza City.

The attack caused an unspecified number of injuries, reports say.

We will keep you updated as we learn more.

1 Dec 2024 - 22:45
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Photos: Aftermath of Israeli attack on central Gaza

Palestinians sit amid rubble at the site of an Israeli strike on a house in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip December 1, 2024 [Ramadan Abed/Reuters]
A Palestinian man and child look on from the site of an Israeli strike on a house in Nuseirat [Ramadan Abed/Reuters] 

1 Dec 2024 - 22:30
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Yemen’s Houthis attack US destroyer and 3 military supply ships

The group claims it has targeted the vessels with 16 ballistic and cruise missiles, as well as a drone, in a joint military operation in the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Aden.

In a statement, Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree identified the supply ships as “the Stena Impeccable, Maersk Saratoga and Liberty Grace”, without specifying the name of the destroyer. The operation achieved “precise and direct hits,” he added.

Saree vowed that the group’s forces “will continue to carry out their military operations with escalating intensity in the declared maritime operational zone against Israeli and American enemies and will not stop unless the aggression ends and the siege on Gaza is lifted.”

There have been no comments from Washington regarding the Houthi statement.

1 Dec 2024 - 22:15
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US, Turkish foreign ministers discuss Gaza aid efforts

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke to his Turkish counterpart, Hakan Fidan, and discussed ongoing humanitarian aid efforts in Gaza.

According to a statement from the US Department of State, the two officials spoke of the need to end the war and secure the release of all the captives.

Blinken and Fidan also discussed the ongoing situation in Syria, the need for de-escalation and the protection of civilian lives.

1 Dec 2024 - 22:00
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In case you’re just joining us…

Let’s bring you up to speed:

  •  At least 10 people have been killed in Beit Lahiya after the Israeli army bombed a house in the northern part of the territory, Al Jazeera’s correspondent in the Gaza Strip reported.
  • The Israeli army says it carried out attacks in “several” areas in southern Lebanon due to ceasefire “violations”.
  • Israeli forces have stormed Nablus in the occupied West Bank, according to footage by local Palestinian social media accounts.
  • German Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Tobias Lindner says Israel has no excuse for hampering humanitarian aid delivery to Gaza.
  • Axios’s Barak Ravid reports, quoting two unnamed sources, that Israel’s minister for strategic affairs, Ron Dermer, will visit Washington, DC, and Palm Beach, Florida, this week.
1 Dec 2024 - 21:45
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WATCH: UNRWA pauses aid through key Gaza crossing as hunger stalks Palestinians

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) is pausing the delivery of aid through the key Karem Abu Salem crossing, known as Kerem Shalom to Israelis, between Israel and Gaza because of security concerns, its chief said.

The decision could worsen the humanitarian situation in Gaza as the cold, rainy winter sets in – with hundreds of thousands of Palestinians reliant on international food aid.

Al Jazeera’s Tareq Abu Azzoum reports from Deir el-Balah, Gaza:

1 Dec 2024 - 21:30
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UAE president, Saudi crown prince discuss Middle East developments

UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) discussed the situation in the Middle East, emphasising the importance of a “two-state solution” in Israel-Palestine to achieve regional stability.

The discussion took place today in the UAE city of Al Ain, where MBS arrived for a private visit of unspecified duration, according to the official Emirates News Agency (WAM).

The discussions also explored “the enduring fraternal ties between the two countries and opportunities for further development under their special strategic partnership”.

The visit comes hours after the conclusion of the 45th Gulf Cooperation Council Summit held in Kuwait, which called for an end to the Israeli genocide in Gaza and the resulting starvation, siege, and displacement of Palestinians.

1 Dec 2024 - 21:15
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Photos: Protests in support of Gaza aid convoy in Istanbul

People demonstrate in support of Palestinians in Gaza near Istanbul’s Haydarpasa Port where a ship, which is part of a flotilla planning to carry aid to Gaza from Turkiye, is grounded, December 1, 2024 [Dilara Senkaya/Reuters]
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[Dilara Senkaya/Reuters]
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1 Dec 2024 - 21:00
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Developing

Israeli forces raid Nablus

Palestinian social media accounts shared videos showing soldiers storming Nablus in the occupied West Bank.

The accounts showed the soldiers in the eastern area of Nablus.

Yesterday, Israeli forces shot three Palestinians – including two children – in the governorates of Nablus and Tulkarem.

We will bring you updates on the situation as it develops.

1 Dec 2024 - 20:45
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Smotrich advocates escalation with Iran

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich says on X: “We will never return to the situation that was on October 6 [2023]. It’s time to target the head of the snake in Iran.”

Since the Gaza war began on October 7, 2023, Israel and Iran have exchanged escalating attacks and threats. The rising tension raises longstanding fears that Israel’s war on Gaza will eventually lead to an all-out war across the region.

Smotrich also said: “We must focus with allies to dismantle the regime that threatens Israel and manages Hezbollah,” referring to Iran.

1 Dec 2024 - 20:30
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German official says Israel has no excuses not to deliver aid to Gaza

German Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Tobias Linder says Israel has no excuse for hampering humanitarian aid delivery to Gaza.

Israel must “at last keep its promises to fluidify humanitarian aid into Gaza and to allow sufficient humanitarian access at any moment”, Lindner said in a statement published before his trip to Egypt.

“There is no excuse for that. Israel’s right to legitimate self-defence finds its limits in international humanitarian rights.”

Linder’s comment comes after UNRWA announced earlier today that it was suspending the delivery of aid to Gaza through a critical crossing point because the situation had become “impossible”.

Germany has offered nearly unqualified support for Israel over the course of its war on Gaza and has cracked down on supporters of Palestine.

 

1 Dec 2024 - 20:15
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Palestinians suffer tear gas inhalation during Israeli raid in occupied West Bank

Several Palestinians have suffered from tear gas inhalation when Israeli forces stormed the village of Tabqa, southwest of Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian news agency Wafa reports.

Security sources told Wafa that Israeli forces entered the village after settlers had stormed it.

Earlier, Wafa reported that Israeli forces had clamped down on the Fawwar refugee camp south of Hebron after the army closed the al-Aqd road leading to the camp.

Local sources also told the news outlet that closing this road would increase the suffering in the camp because it is the only one that exists for residents, students, health workers and people seeking medical care.

1 Dec 2024 - 20:00
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Iranian, Iraqi leaders discuss Gaza war

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani have also spoken about developments in Syria.

Al-Sudani received a phone call from Pezeshkian, according to a statement from the media office of the Iraqi prime minister.

According to the statement, the two leaders emphasised the importance of coordinating efforts to stop the war in Gaza and defuse tensions in Syria.

1 Dec 2024 - 19:45
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Israeli minister to make US trip amid latest US-led Gaza ceasefire push: Report

Ron Dermer, Israel’s minister for strategic affairs, will visit Washington, DC, and Palm Beach, Florida, this week, Axios’s Barak Ravid reports, quoting two unnamed sources.

His report said Dermer will meet with advisers to US President Biden and President-elect Trump but has no plans to meet with Trump himself at the moment.

After announcing the ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel on Tuesday, US officials said they would be making another effort to end the nearly 14-month-long war in the Gaza Strip.

1 Dec 2024 - 19:30
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Despite ceasefire, Israel says it ‘eliminates’ Hezbollah fighters in south Lebanon village

The Israeli army says it has operated in “several” areas in southern Lebanon in which “violation” of the ceasefire happened over the past day.

In a statement on Telegram, the army said soldiers identified “several armed terrorists” near a church in southern Lebanon that had been used by Hezbollah on Saturday.

“The troops fired toward the terrorists and eliminated them. The eliminated terrorists were operatives in the Hezbollah Khiam ground defence, anti-tank missile and artillery units, and shot at the troops from the church,” the army wrote.

Lebanon’s official National News Agency reported a short time ago that several Israeli artillery shells were fired at Khiam, a village on the southern border of Lebanon, one of which hit a home.

Under the terms of the ceasefire, Hezbollah fighters are expected to retreat from southern Lebanon to north of the Litani River and Israeli troops are to withdraw from Lebanon back to their side of the border

1 Dec 2024 - 19:15
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Pope Francis welcomes ceasefire in Lebanon

During his traditional Sunday prayer at the Vatican, Pope Francis has welcomed the ceasefire reached in Lebanon this week.

“I hope that the glimmer of peace that has emerged can lead to a ceasefire on all other fronts,” he said.

Francis expressed his concern about conflicts around the world, including in Gaza, and petitioned for “humanitarian aid to the exhausted Palestinian population” to be provided.

Pope Francis holds his weekly general audience in St Peter’s Square at the Vatican [File: AP]

Israel and Hezbollah have accused each other of breaching the terms of the ceasefire that ended nearly 14 months of war.

Published On 30 Nov 2024