Live Updates: Overnight Israeli air strike kills 11 Palestinians in Gaza City

Tuesday, November 26, 2024

06:22 GMT — Overnight Israeli air strike kills 11 Palestinians in Gaza City

Eleven Palestinians have been killed and others injured in overnight Israeli air strikes and artillery shelling in Gaza Governorate.

WAFA's correspondent reported that six people, including women and children, were killed and others injured in an air strike targeting the Jadba family's home near Al Rahma Mosque in the Zarka area of Al Tuffah neighbourhood, northeast Gaza City.

Earlier, two Palestinians were killed and others injured in artillery shelling on Kashku Street in the Abrar area, east of the Al Zaytoun neighbourhood, southeast Gaza City.

05:33 GMT — Lebanon lawmaker says ceasefire deal with Israel close

A ceasefire agreement between Lebanon and Israel is nearing completion and could be declared within the next 36 hours if negotiations proceed smoothly, a Lebanese parliamentarian has said.

"The atmosphere is positive, and ceasefire discussions have reached an advanced stage. It’s only a matter of hours before an agreement is finalised and announced if progress continues as expected," Qassem Hashem told Anadolu Agency.

The development coincides with reports that Israel's security cabinet will convene on Tuesday to approve a ceasefire deal with Hezbollah.

05:00 GMT — US rejects parity between ICC warrants for Russian, Israeli officials

The US has defended its differing stances on the arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for Russian and Israeli officials, asserting that the two cases are fundamentally distinct.

"I don't think there is any equivalence between the case that the ICC has brought against Russia and the case that it has brought against Israel," State Department spokesman Matthew Miller told reporters when asked about the difference in the US approach to the ICC's arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin and its arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.

He highlighted significant differences between the two countries, saying that "Russia is not a democracy, does not have a functioning, independent legal system, and is not investigating violations of international humanitarian law by its soldiers."

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