Read about how refugees and displaced Palestinians are grappling with the Israeli decision to cut an essential lifeline here.
Check out our explainer on what we know about Hezbollah’s new leader, Naim Qassem, here.
Finally, watch an interview with the director of the Kamal Adwan Hospital in Gaza on why he won’t leave despite the killing of his son here.
Summary
- Israeli air strikes killed 19 people, including eight women, in two towns in Lebanon’s Baalbek region, according to the Health Ministry.
- Lebanon’s Prime Minister Najib Mikati said he’s hopeful of a ceasefire with Israel in “coming hours or days” after speaking with US envoy Amos Hochstein.
- Naim Qassem delivered his first speech as secretary-general of Hezbollah, pledging that under his leadership the Lebanese group will keep fighting a war with Israel and “helping Gaza”.
- Hezbollah says its “fighters launched a complex attack” using “high-quality rockets and a swarm of drones” that targeted three Israeli military bases.
- The US State Department said it hasn’t seen any “significant improvement” in humanitarian aid reaching desperate Palestinians in Gaza after senior officials told Israel it had 30 days to improve the situation or face possible weapon transfer restrictions.
Israel ranked world’s second-worst offender in failing to probe killing of journalists
The CPJ said Israel’s “failure to hold anyone to account in the targeted killing of five journalists in Gaza and Lebanon in a year of relentless war” had resulted in its ranking on the index.
While the press freedom NGO is investigating the killings of at least 10 journalists, it said the number of murdered media workers might still be higher considering the scale of Israel’s wars on Gaza and Lebanon.
“What’s clear from our index is that Israel is not committed to investigating or punishing those who have killed journalists … Israel has deliberately targeted journalists for being journalists,” CPJ Chief Executive Jodie Ginsberg told Al Jazeera.
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How Israel won the West
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Israeli army Gaza withdrawal unlikely, risking endless conflict
“No one in the government has any intention for withdrawal from Gaza. Without withdrawal, there is no ceasefire, no agreement and no hostages release. Nobody in the government will let the army totally withdraw from Gaza, and this means war forever,” Levy told Al Jazeera.
Speaking from Tel Aviv, Levy said Israeli soldiers are being killed in Gaza and, despite this, “almost nobody is speaking about withdrawal”.
But with Hezbollah, things are clearer because if the group agrees to withdraw beyond the Litani River, “they understand – at least in the army – that continuing to fight will lead to nowhere because Hezbollah is too strong still.
“You cannot go and crush Hezbollah. I think the real question is, ‘Why don’t you adopt the same policy in Gaza because it makes sense now. Let’s go out.’”
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