UN says it recorded Israeli air strikes, shelling and gunfire across all of Gaza
Deputy spokesperson Farhan Haq said the aid the UN can bring in falls short of needs and that access is restricted to more than 64% of Gaza’s land.
Brief · Source: WAFA (UN noon briefing), 6 Nov, 21:48
The rest of the day
Settlers beat three Palestinians in Abu Nujeim, southeast of Bethlehem, WAFA reports
One of the men was taken to hospital; the area has faced repeated attacks, including gunfire at residents’ cars in August, WAFA said. WAFA
Vice President al-Sheikh condemns Colombia’s embassy opening in Jerusalem
Hussein al-Sheikh said the move flouts international law and the city’s special legal and historical status, and urged the world to act. WAFA
Settlers attack Qawawis homes in Masafer Yatta; elderly man hurt, owner arrested
Settlers smashed doors and cameras before Israeli forces arrived and detained the owner of the damaged house; olives were stolen east of Yatta, an activist said. WAFA
Three killed in Israeli strikes and fire in Gaza, bringing day’s toll to five, WAFA says
A drone strike on a car in al-Qarara, north of Khan Younis, killed two men and wounded a woman; another man was killed by gunfire in Jabalia camp. WAFA
Commission records 21 attacks on olive harvest across seven governorates in one day
Settlers carried out 12, the army 8 and one was joint, between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m., the Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission said. WAFA / Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission
Journalists’ syndicate says Israel is waging a wide war on Palestinian reporters
The syndicate said 260 journalists have been killed in Gaza and more than 240 detained, 38 of whom are still held, and asked for protection in the field. WAFA / Palestinian Journalists Syndicate
Jordan and Australia reaffirm two-state solution, reject West Bank annexation
A joint statement after King Abdullah II’s talks with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Canberra also condemned the E1 settlement project as illegal. WAFA (Jordan-Australia joint statement)
Israeli forces raid Azzun and Tulkarm’s Shweikeh suburb, firing tear gas
Troops stopped cars and held passengers in Shweikeh and fired sound and gas grenades in Azzun; a checkpoint at Qalqilya’s southern entrance slowed traffic earlier. WAFA
Algeria, Kuwait and Arab Parliament join condemnation of Colombia’s Jerusalem embassy
Algeria said the step undermines the two-state solution; Kuwait urged the Security Council to act; the Arab Parliament’s speaker called it null and void. WAFA (Algerian and Kuwaiti foreign ministries, Arab Parliament)
WAFA’s daily round-up: four killed in Gaza, dozens detained in West Bank
The agency’s closing tally lists raids, arrests, settler attacks, demolitions and road closures in the West Bank, and strikes and demolitions across Gaza. WAFA (daily round-up)