Gaza January 2024

Guardian: "Israel-Hamas war" — The Guardian UK (LINK)

Al Jazeera: was "Israel-Hamas war live": now "Israel War on Gaza" — Al Jazeera (LINK)

"Israeli-Palestinian Conflict News" — ground.news (LINK)

Faked news

— mainly via Google News monitor

"Withdrawing funds from UNRWA is dangerous and would result in collapse of the humanitarian system in Gaza", the UN Permanent Coordination Committee said in a statement. — ground.news: 23 media reports — 31 January 2024 (LINK)

The population of Gaza is starving to death due to constraints imposed on humanitarian aid, the World Health Organization's emergencies director Michael Ryan said — ground.news: 39 media reports — 31 January 2024 (LINK)

US says it is 'not looking for war with Iran' after American troops killed in Jordan drone attack — The Guardian UK ● — 29 January 2024 (LINK)

Document spells out allegations against 12 UN employees Israel says participated in Hamas attack: claiming seven stormed into Israeli territory, including two who participated in kidnappings — ground.news: 18 media reports — 29 January 2024 (LINK)

Biden says US 'shall respond' after drone strike kills 3 of its troops in Jordan — ground.news: 85 media reports — 28 January 2024 (LINK)

UN chief vows to punish staff involved in Hamas attack — but pleads for aid agency funding to resume — ground.news: 67 media reports — 28 January 2024 (LINK)

Israel ambassador to UN says secretary general 'ignored evidence' about agency's work in Gaza: US, UK, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland, Finland, Australia and Canada have all halted funding for UNRWA — see_link — 28 January 2024 (LINK)

Death toll in Gaza reaches 26,422, says health ministry

Gaza health ministry: healthcare systems at Nasser and al-Amal hospitals have completely failed

Palestine Red Crescent says doctors can't perform surgeries at al-Amal hospital due to 'oxygen depletion'

Norwegian Refugee Council head: UNRWA's 'lifesaving aid' in Gaza threatened by donors 'recklessly suspending' donations

Three US troops killed 'by radical Iran-backed militant groups' in Jordan drone attack, Biden says — The Guardian UK ● — 28 January 2024 (LINK)

Saturday, 27 January 2024

UK suspends support for UN's Gaza aid agency after staff accused of involvement in Hamas attack on Israel — The Guardian UK ● — 27 January 2024 (LINK)

Houthi attacks in the Red Sea are idling car factories and delaying new fashion at British department store — ground.news main source: AP, 15 media reports — 27 January 2024 (LINK)

Friday, 26 January 2024

UN Security Council to discuss ICJ ruling in Israel genocide case: Top UN court ordered Israel to prevent acts of genocide against Palestinians but didn't call for a ceasefire. — aljazeera — 26 January 2024 (LINK)

US sees signs of progress on deal to release hostages, bring temporary pause to Israel-Hamas war — ground.news: 64 media reports — 26 January 2024 (LINK)

British tanker set on fire 'by Houthi missile strike' — ground.news: 150 media reports — 26 January 2024 (LINK)

Tuesday, 23 January 2024

US says strikes hit three targets linked to Iran-backed groups in Iraq — The Guardian UK ● — 23 January 2024 (LINK)

Dozens of Palestinians have been killed over the past 24 hours in Khan Younis as Israel expands its ground offensive there. — aljazeera — 23 January 2024 (LINK)

Israel rejects UN, aid agencies criticism that Gaza is on brink of starvation: 'no shortage of food': Since the beginning of the war with Hamas IDF says 10,000 aid trucks have entered Gaza — foxnews — 23 January 2024 (LINK)

UN secretary general says Israel rejection of two-state solution is 'unacceptable' — as it happened — The Guardian UK ● — 23 January 2024 (LINK)

Monday, 22 January 2024

EU says creation of Palestinian state is the only way to peace — ground.news: 142 media reports — 22 January 2024 (LINK)

Israel says 24 soldiers killed in Gaza in worst single-day toll — ground.news: 223 media reports — 22 January 2024 (LINK)

US officials reject Houthi claim they attacked American ship in Gulf of Aden — as it happened — The Guardian UK ● — 22 January 2024 (LINK)

Palestine Red Crescent says Israeli forces 'besieging' ambulance centre in southern Gaza — The Guardian UK ● — 22 January 2024 (LINK)

Sunday, 21 January 2024

Hamas says 'October 7 attack was necessary', admits some 'faults, chaos' — ground.news: 31 media reports — 21 January 2024 (LINK)

Israel approves plan to transfer Gaza tax funds to Norway — aljazeera — 21 January 2024 (LINK)

Israeli leader doubles down on opposition to a two-state solution; US personnel injured after Iraqi base hit by missiles and rockets fired by Iranian-backed militants — The Guardian UK ● — 21 January 2024 (LINK)

Al Jazeera: The Israeli army killed at least 165 people in Gaza in the past 24 hours — aljazeera — 21 January 2024 (LINK)

The damning Israeli quotes that the press got wrong: Journalists and jurists point to damning quotes from Israel's war cabinet as evidence of genocidal intent. But the citations are not what they seem. — theatlantic — 21 January 2024 (LINK)

Saturday, 20 January 2024

Damascus strike — four Iranian Revolutionary Guards confirmed dead: Iran says several members of Syrian armed forces also killed in attack — The Guardian UK ● — 20 January 2024 (LINK)

• Hamas dismisses Biden comments on Palestinian state
• Israeli tank shelling around Nasser hospital is the 'most intense in many days', say witnesses
• An Israeli strike on southern Lebanon killed two Hamas members, says security source
• Dozens of protesters gather outside Netanyahu's residence calling for immediate release of all hostages

Friday, 19 January 2024

Women and children are main victims of Gaza war, with 16,000 killed, UN says — ground.news: 31 media reports — 19 January 2024 (LINK)

Switzerland says Israeli president subject of criminal complaints at Davos — Reuters ● — 19 January 2024 (LINK)

— The Office of the Swiss Attorney General would not reveal details about the nature and number of the complaints, nor who had lodged them.

Herzog said last week there was "nothing more atrocious and preposterous" than the lawsuit filed by South Africa with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) accusing Israel of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. In making its case, South Africa named Herzog and other Israeli officials it says have expressed genocidal intent against Palestinians.

Israel financed the creation of Hamas in Gaza, EU chief Josep Borrell says, publicly contradicting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who has denied such allegations — ground.news: 9 media reports — 19 January 2024 (LINK)

Houthis promise safe passage for Russian and Chinese ships in Red Sea after launching fresh attack: Official from Yemen militant group says it will continue attacking Israel-linked vessels, while US carries out fifth strike on Houthis — The Guardian UK ● — 19 January 2024 (LINK)

Thursday, 18 January 2024

U.S. bombs Yemen a fifth time, as Netanyahu rejects any postwar Palestinian state — ground.news: 16 media reports — 18 January 2024 (LINK)

Pakistan carries out retaliatory strikes on militants in Iran; US hits Houthi missile sites in Yemen. Israeli raid on West Bank city of Tulkarem enters second day, at least seven killed — The Guardian UK ● — 18 January 2024 (LINK)

Israel's war on Gaza: List of key events, day 104: Medical aid enters Gaza while deadly Israeli strikes continue on the south of the enclave: At least 16 Palestinians, including children, were killed in an Israeli shelling of a house east of Rafah in the Gaza Strip overnight, according to local sources and video footage verified by Al Jazeera — see_link — 18 January 2024 (LINK)

An estimated $15bn will be required to rebuild just the homes in Gaza, the head of the Palestine Investment Fund, Mohammad Mustafa, said at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

Wednesday, 17 January 2024

U.N. health emergency expert: Palestinians are dying in hospitals as estimated 60,000 wounded overwhelm remaining doctors — AP — 17 January 2024 (LINK)

Tuesday, 16 January 2024

Israel and Hamas agree deal to send medicine to hostages and Gaza civilians under deal mediated by Qatar and France — The Guardian UK ● — 16 January 2024 (LINK)

US-UK airstrikes force aid agencies to suspend operations in Yemen: two-thirds of the population already relies on aid to survive: about 21 million Yemenis — including 12.9 million children — need humanitarian aid — The Guardian UK ● — 16 January 2024 (LINK)

Monday, 15 January 2024

Gaza death toll tops 24,000 as UN agencies call urgently for more aid — ground.news: 59 media reports — 15 January 2024 (LINK)

Houthi missile fired at USS Laboon shot down — The Guardian UK ● — 15 January 2024 (LINK)

Sunday, 14 January 2024

Israel vows not to 'stop' as Gaza death toll nears 24,000 on day 100 of war: Massive destruction, displacement, hunger and loss in Gaza are 'staining our shared humanity', UNRWA says. — Al Jazeera — 14 January 2024 (LINK)

Saturday, 13 January 2024

US targets Houthi radar site in renewed attack on Yemen: US military says second nighttime attack 'designed to degrade the Houthis' ability to attack maritime vessels' — The Guardian UK ● — 13 January 2024 (LINK)

Turkey bombs 'terrorist targets' in Iraq and Syria

Three armed Palestinians trying to break into settlement killed, says Israeli military

Friday, 12 January 2024

UN humanitarian aid chief decries 'systematic' blocking of aid to North Gaza hospitals — ground.news: 17 media reports — 12 January 2024 (LINK)

US and Britain launch airstrikes on Yemen's Houthis. Houthis threaten more attacks in wake of UK and US air strikes in Yemen — see_link — 12 January 2024 (LINK)

Thursday, 11 January 2024

Top UN court opens hearings on South Africa's allegation that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza — ground.news: 291 media reports — 11 January 2024 (LINK)

Turkish police arrest 70 suspects with ties to the Islamic State group in raids across the country — ground.news main source: AP, 17 media reports — 11 January 2024 (LINK)

Wednesday, 10 January 2024

Israel has described genocide case as 'preposterous' and is set to defend itself; the Israeli military is focusing its operations on the southern city of Khan Younis and refugee camps in central Gaza — The Guardian UK ● — 11 January 2024 (LINK)

Wednesday, 10 January 2024

UN Security Council demands Houthis stop Red Sea shipping attacks Resolution backed by 11 members also calls for the immediate release of the seized Galaxy Leader's multinational crew. — Al Jazeera — 10 January 2024 (LINK)

Tuesday, 9 January 2024

Hezbollah launches drone strike on base in northern Israel but military says there's no damage — ground.news: 52 media reports — 9 January 2024 (LINK)

Yemen's Houthis launch one of largest Red Sea drone and missile attacks, though no damage reported — ground.news: 51 media reports — 9 January 2024 (LINK)

Three Palestinians shot dead by Israeli forces in the Israeli-occupied West Bank city of Tulkarm, says Gaza health ministry — The Guardian UK ● — 9 January 2024 (LINK)

At least 23,084 Palestinians have been killed and 58,926 have been injured in Israeli strikes on Gaza since 7 October, according to the latest figures by the Gaza health ministry on 8 January.

UN experts have demanded accountability for sexual violence allegedly carried out by Hamas militants against Israeli civilians during the 7 October attacks, saying that mounting evidence of rapes and genital mutilation point to possible crimes against humanity. Israeli authorities have opened an investigation into possible sexual crimes during the most deadly attack on Israel in its history.

Israel's supreme court has rejected a request from international media organisations to allow journalists to report in Gaza.

The only hospital remaining in central Gaza is on the verge of shutting down amid intense fighting that has engulfed the area, a UN spokesperson has said.

Monday, 8 January 2024

Blinken to meet Saudi crown prince as he warns Palestinians 'must not be pressed to leave Gaza' — The Guardian UK ● — 8 January 2024 (LINK)

Sunday, 7 January 2024

An Al Jazeera journalist is fifth member of his family killed by Israeli strikes on Gaza — ground.news: 180 media reports — 7 January 2024 (LINK)

Drone attack kills at least 6 Palestinians in Jenin — Al Jazeera — 7 January 2024 (LINK)

WHO cancels delivery of medical supplies to north Gaza for fourth time due to unsafe conditions — ground.news: 37 media reports — 7 January 2024 (LINK)

Israel, Gaza, Lebanon, Iran ... how far could war in the Middle East spread? — The Guardian UK ● — 7 January 2024 (LINK)

Saturday, 6 January 2024

18 killed in Israeli attack in Khan Younis overnight — Al Jazeera — 6 January 2024 (LINK)

Israeli military says about 40 rockets fired into the Meron area from Lebanon — The Guardian UK ● — 6 January 2024 (LINK)

Hamas command in north Gaza destroyed, Israel says — BBC — 6 January 2024 (LINK)

Friday, 5 January 2024

UN humanitarian chief calls Gaza 'uninhabitable' 3 months into Israel-Hamas war — CNN — 5 January 2024 (LINK)

Israel releases video showing it uncovered, destroyed Hamas tunnels under luxury Gaza hotel — ground.news: 8 media reports — 5 January 2024 (LINK)

Blinken to arrive in region after US strike on Baghdad kills militia commander — The Guardian UK ● — 5 January 2024 (LINK)

Thursday, 4 January 2024

Houthis launch sea drone to attack ships hours after US, allies issue final warning — ground.news: 55 media reports — 4 January 2024 (LINK)

Hezbollah says local leader among four fighters killed in south Lebanon — The Guardian UK ● — 4 January 2024 (LINK)

Wednesday, 3 January 2024

IDF says it is ready for 'any scenario' after death of senior Hamas leader: Saleh al-Arouri was killed in an explosion in Beirut, Lebanon — The Guardian UK ● — 3 January 2024 (LINK)

Top Hamas official Saleh Arouri, who headed West Bank operations, killed in Beirut blast — ground.news: 403 media reports — 3 January 2024 (LINK)

80% of global famine is currently in Gaza, UN expert warns — truthout — 3 January 2024 (LINK)

Tuesday, 2 January 2024

Israeli military kills four alleged Palestinian militants in West Bank, IDF says — The Guardian UK ● — 2 January 2024 (LINK)

Al Jazeera headlines for Gaza war day 88 — 2 January 2024 (LINK)

• Israel's National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi has said that Israel will not boycott the International Court of Justice case launched by South Africa.
• The Israeli Supreme Court has struck down a highly disputed law passed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government in July, designed to roll back the power of the country's high court.
• Authorities in Gaza have issued a list of 127 Egyptian and Omani nationals who can travel through the Rafah crossing with Egypt at 7am local time.
• The Gaza health ministry has published a list of 19 people who have been approved for medical evacuation from Gaza through the Rafah crossing with Egypt today. These include children and patients with severe illnesses, including cancer.
• UN agency OCHA reported the first case of the demolition of Palestinian property in 2024, in al-Maniya in Bethlehem. In 2023, 1,119 structures were demolished in the West Bank.

Maersk halts Red Sea shipping until further notice after Houthi militant attack — ground.news: 18 media reports — 2 January 2024 (LINK)

Turkey detains 33 people accused of spying for Israel's Mossad — ground.news: 60 media reports — 2 January 2024 (LINK)

Guardian: First Edition newsletter, Archie Bland: New phase in Red Sea crisis — The Guardian UK ● — 2 January 2024 (LINK)

— There have been at least 17 attacks on vessels the Houthis believe are linked to Israel or its allies, mostly without success. Until now, the US has refrained from direct confrontation. But on Sunday, US Navy helicopters fired on a group of small boats attempting to board a container ship that had requested their protection, the Maersk Hangzhou. While Washington said that its helicopters had fired in self-defence, the deaths of 10 militants mark a new phase in the crisis.

Monday, 1 January 2024

Israel pulls thousands of troops from Gaza as the war nears its next stage — thedailybeast — 1 January 2024 (LINK)

IDF indicates war will stretch on throughout 2024; Hamas fires rockets into Israel's south — The Guardian UK ● — 1 January 2024 (LINK)

Israel Supreme Court strikes down judicial reforms — ground.news: 250 media reports — 1 January 2024 (LINK)