UN patrol comes under Israeli fire in Lebanon; no casualties
A joint patrol of the Lebanese army and the UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon, UNIFIL, came under attack west of the town of Aita al-Shab. The Lebanese news agency NNA said shots were fired from the Israeli settlement of Shtola, near the border, this morning.
Andrea Tenenti, spokesperson for UNIFIL said in a statement, “a Lebanese army vehicle was hit during the patrol. Fortunately, no injuries were reported.”
Egypt’s president: Rebuilding Gaza could cost $90bn
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi said during a speech marking Martyrs’ and Veterans’ Day in Egypt that rebuilding Gaza after the end of the war could cost more than $90bn. Much of the besieged enclave has been reduced to rubble as a result of five months of non-stop Israeli attacks, and Gaza’s government says 80 percent of homes are now rendered uninhabitable.
During his speech, el-Sisi also emphasised Egypt’s position that it would not allow Palestinians to be forcibly displaced into Egyptian territory by Israel. “We will not assist the separation of Palestinians from their land,” he said, adding Cairo is ready to keep the Rafah crossing open to get aid in.
Infant and 20-year-old Gaza woman die of starvation
The deaths of an infant girl and a young woman in Gaza have increased the number of known starvation deaths to 25.
The health ministry said a two-month-old died of malnutrition and dehydration at the Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza. Starvation and dehydration also killed the young woman at al-Shifa Hospital, where three more young people died of the same cause on Friday.
“The increase in deaths from malnutrition and dehydration is extremely worrying and confirms that famine in northern Gaza has reached deadly levels,” the ministry said.
The death toll only reflects cases brought to hospitals, and many more are believed to have died of starvation. As Israel continues to block aid deliveries, an estimated 300,000 people in besieged northern Gaza face famine.
13 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks; death toll likely to rise
There has been a wide scale of destruction in the past few hours because of unrelenting bombardment carried out by the Israeli military.
In the Nuseirat refugee camp, at least 13 Palestinians were killed after a home was destroyed with civil defence crews now working to recover all the victims from under the rubble. The death toll and number of wounded is expected to rise.
Nuseirat, in Deir el-Balah, has previously been attacked by Israeli artillery stationed on the outskirts of the city.
In Gaza’s south in Khan Younis, the bombardment continues and Israeli forces have targeted a number of residential towers in the Hamad neighourhood. Initial reports say two Palestinians have been killed in an attack on another refugee camp and seven others injured.
At least 82 people have been killed in the past 24 hours.
