Israeli forces have killed three Palestinians in the occupied West Bank as they continue their bombardments on Gaza. Here’s the last one.
Here’s how things are going this Tuesday, January 9, 2024:
Latest updates and human impact
- Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh said Monday that Israel continues to withhold tax funds from the Palestinian Authority, despite U.S. intervention.
- Sigrid Kaag, the UN’s main humanitarian and reconstruction coordinator for Gaza, will be based in Jordan. She was appointed to the new position in December after Israel denied visas to other UN staff.
- At least 23,084 Palestinians have been killed and 58,926 injured in continued Israeli bombardments of the Gaza Strip since October 7, the Palestinian Health Ministry announced Monday.
- An Israeli airstrike killed a veteran Hezbollah commander, identified by Hezbollah as Wissam Tawil, in the southern Lebanese village of Kherbet Selem on Monday, raising fears of a regional conflict.
- Israeli forces bombarded the eastern part of Khan Younis and the central Gaza Strip in ground clashes on Monday, residents said.
- Israel said four soldiers were killed in Gaza on Monday, bringing its total war losses to 182.
Diplomacy
- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Tel Aviv on Monday evening to brief Israeli officials on his two days of talks with Arab leaders on ending the war.
- He said he would pressure Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government “to do more to protect civilians and to ensure that humanitarian aid gets into the hands of those who need it.”
- Speaking to reporters after meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the oasis city of Al-Ula, Blinken said he still found support among Arab leaders for Israel’s goal of normalizing relations .
- However, this will require “an end to the conflict in Gaza” and “a practical path to a Palestinian state.”
- Egyptian sources confirmed to Al Araby Al Jadeed newspaper that an Israeli security delegation arrived in Cairo with the aim of “resuming negotiations aimed at freeing Israeli prisoners held by resistance factions in Gaza.”
- US Vice President Kamala Harris reiterated the United States’ unwavering support for Israel during a call with Israeli President Isaac Herzog.
I had the pleasure of speaking this evening with @VP Kamala Harris who highlighted the unwavering commitment of @POTUS Joe Biden, to his people and those of the Administration, to the well-being and security of the State of Israel.
I thanked her for the United States’ continued support for…
– by Isaac Herzog (@Isaac_Herzog) January 8, 2024
Raids in the West Bank
- Live ammunition fired by Israeli forces injured a young Palestinian on Monday evening in the town of Qaffin, north of Tulkarem, local sources said, the Palestinian Wafa news agency reported.
- Israeli forces on Monday shot dead three Palestinian youths: Yusuf Ali Al-Kholi, 22, Ahed Salman Mousa, 23, and Tareq Amjad Shahin, 24, in the town of Iktaba, east of the city of Tulkarem. . despite the shooting and injuries, Wafa reported.
- An Israeli military vehicle ran over one of the men after shooting at him, video showed, Tel Aviv Tribune’s Hamdah Salhut reported.
- National and Islamic factions declared a general strike in Tulkarem on Tuesday to mourn the three Palestinians killed.
- Tel Aviv Tribune and local media also report nighttime raids in Anabta, Kafr al-Labad, Qalqilya, Nablus, Husan, west of Bethlehem, Atara, north of Ramallah and several towns and villages in Jenin.