An airstrike launched by the West-Bank-based militant group Palestinian Islamic Jihad struck 20 metres (65 feet) from al-Quds hospital. Widespread inaccurate reports accusing Israel of the killing of more than 100 people still persist, even as the misinformation’s main purporter, the New York Times, published a retraction.[3]
(Dr.) Ghassan Abu Sitta wrote that he was increasingly treating patients with "distinctive phosphorus burns."[4]
The Houthis launched a number of ballistic missiles and drones towards Israel and warned of more attacks to come. The IDF said that it had destroyed a number of drones over the Red Sea using its new Arrow aerial defense system for the first time.[12][13]
The Al-Quds Brigades and the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades conducted their first combined attack on the IDF in the West Bank since 19 October.[14]
The director of the Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital stated Gaza's only cancer hospital was "completely out of service" after it ran out of fuel to power its generator.[18]
The IAF bombed the surroundings of the Al-Quds hospital in Gaza.[20]
The Al-Quds Brigades claimed an IED and small arms attack on IDF forces in Jaba', Jenin.[21]
A IDF reservist was attacked and killed in his car near Beit Lid in the West Bank by gunmen.[22]
The Islamic Resistance in Iraq claimed an attack on a target on the Dead Sea coastline of Israel. This was the first attack on Israel from Iraqi territory in the war.[23]
The Al-Qassam brigades attacked IDF forces while the Al-Quds brigades provided artillery support northwest of Gaza, and conducted anti-tank attacks on IDF positions in Beit Lahia and Beit Hanoun. It also fired rockets at Tel Aviv.[27]
The DFLP fired mortars at Sufa while Al-Quds brigades fired rockets at IDF positions along the Israeli-Gaza border.[27]
The Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades' Tulkarm Battalion [ar] claimed IED attacks against Israeli forces in four locations in Tulkarm in the West Bank.[27]
Palestinian militants clashed with Israeli forces amid Israeli arrest raids in Jenin refugee camp.[27]
The Islamic Resistance in Iraq claimed responsibility for a missile attack on Eilat, Israel.[27][28]
A bakery that was destroyed by an Israeli air strike along with other buildings at Nuseirat refugee camp in Gaza. The bakery was reportedly serving thousands at the refugee camp.[29]
The Ministry stated 800 critically wounded patients needed to leave Gaza to receive care, stating many critically wounded patients had died in the past several days due to the collapsed healthcare system.[37]
A medical convoy in front of al-Shifa hospital was destroyed by an Israeli drone missile.[38]
Israeli heritage minister Amihai Eliyahu suggested launching a nuclear strike on the Gaza Strip. He was subsequently suspended by Netanyahu from attending cabinet meetings.[45][46]
The Al-Qassam brigades claimed to have destroyed IDF tanks in Beit Hanoun.[47]
Local sources claimed Hamas militants ambushed IDF units in the western outskirts of Netzarim.[47]
The Al-Qassam brigades launched two waves of rockets at Tel Aviv while the Al-Quds brigades launched rockets at 11 towns in the immediate vicinity of the Gaza strip.[47]
Two Israeli police officers were injured in a stabbing attack in occupied East Jerusalem. The attacker, a 16-year old Palestinian male, was shot dead by Israeli forces.[48]
The Al-Qassam brigades claimed it destroyed IDF tanks south of Tel al-Hawa and attacked Israeli forces advancing inland from the Gazan coast. It also launched two waves of rockets at Tel Aviv for the second consecutive day and launched rockets at Reim military base in the Southern District.[51]
Palestinian militants in the West Bank engaged Israeli security forces in 12 small arms clashes.[51]
Israel bombed al-Shifa hospital's solar panels.[52]
7 November
The al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade and the al-Quds Brigade engaged the IDF in an hours-long small arms clash and detonated IEDs in the Tulkarm Camp in the West Bank.[47]
Eight attacks were launched at Israel, five of which targeted military facilities.[47]
A record-breaking $1-billion in Israel Bonds were bought in the United States since the start of the war.[53][54]
8 November
Hamas forces north of Gaza City conducted hit-and-run attacks on Israeli forces as part of a possible screening operation for a main defensive effort in central Gaza city.[47]
Hamas and PIJ fighters near al-Sulatain and al-Taom streets fired anti-tank rockets and mortars at Israeli forces in at least eight hit-and-run attacks.[55]
Fatah organized a demonstration in Ramallah to denounce Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip.[55]
The Khaled bin al Waleed Mosque was completely destroyed by Israeli shelling in Khan Yunis.[56]
A US MQ-9 Reaper drone was shot down by Houthi forces, according to US officials the drone was shot down over international waters.[57]
An Israeli airstrike tageted Al-Buraq school on Lababidi Street in the Al-Nasr neighbourhood, north of Gaza City, which was being used by UNRWA as a shelter.
Israel agreed to daily four-hour pauses of military actions to allow aid into certain regions in northern Gaza and allow civilians to evacuate.[59]
The al-Aqsa Martyrs' brigades engaged Israeli forces and detonated IEDs in the Balata Camp. The al-Aqsa Martyrs' brigades, al-Qassam brigades, and al-Quds Brigades engaged Israeli forces in small arms clashes and detonated IEDs in Jenin.[60]
Israel shot down a Houthi ballistic missile south of Eilat.[60]
The Gaza government media office stated Israel had bombed eight hospitals in the past three days.[61][62]
Israeli claims a drone from Syria struck Eilat, causing damage to a school upon impact.[63]
On 9 November, the Gaza government media office stated Israel had bombed eight hospitals in the past three days.[64][65]
10 November
The IDF advanced closer to the Al-Shifa hospital and while clashes reported in Tel al-Hawa.[47]
The PFLP launched its first attack into Israel since 31 October, while seven other mortar and rocket attacks were launched by Palestinian militants into Israel.[47]
The al-Aqsa Martyrs' brigades claimed another IED attack near Jenin.[47]
Israeli strikes hit a street just outside Gaza's Indonesia Hospital, where many Palestinians were receiving treatment.[66] The Gaza Ministry of Health stated Israel cut off the hospital's electricity, water, and communication.[67]
Israeli tanks completely surrounded four hospitals, al-Rantisi Hospital, al-Nasr Hospital, and the eye and mental health hospitals.[68]
The Nasser Rantissi paediatric cancer hospital caught on fire after being hit by an Israeli airstrike and began evacuations.[69][70]
At least three hospitals were hit by Israeli airstrikes, resulting in multiple casualties.[71]
The Palestinian Red Crescent stated Israeli snipers opened fire on children at al-Quds hospital, killing one and wounding 28.[72]
Al-Shifa Hospital was bombed five times in 24 hours.[73][74]
Israeli tanks surrounded four hospitals, al-Rantisi Hospital, al-Nasr Hospital, and the eye and mental health hospitals, from all directions.[76]
The Nasser Rantissi paediatric cancer hospital caught on fire after being hit by an Israeli airstrike and began evacuations.[77][78]
The Palestinian Red Crescent stated Israeli snipers opened fire on children at al-Quds hospital, killing one and wounding 28.[79]
The Ministry of Health stated Israel cut off Indonesia Hospital's electricity, water, and communication.[80]
11 November
The Al-Quds brigades launched rockets at Kissufim while the Al-Qassam brigades launched rockets at two locations in southern Israel.[47]
Six clashes and three demonstrations were reported in the West Bank, primarily Jenin, where unidentified Palestinian fighters threw fireworks and Molotov cocktails at IDF personnel in Silat ad-Dhahr.[47]
Israeli Agriculture MinisterAvi Dichter remarked in an interview on N12 News on the nature of the war that from an operational standpoint, one "cannot wage a war like the IDF wants to in Gaza while the masses are between the tanks and the soldiers," and referred to the situation in Gaza as the "2023 Nakba".[81]
The Hamas Shati Battalion operating from Al Quds Hospital ambushed IDF troops; 21 militants were killed whereas the Israelis suffered no casualties.[82]
The Al-Shifa Hospital lost power and caught fire after being shelled, with families and staff killed by IDF snipers.[83][84][85] Ashraf al-Qudra, a doctor at al-Shifa, stated the hospital was completely out of service due to the shootings.[86]
12 November
The al-Aqsa Martyrs' brigades claimed attacks into Israeli territory from the West Bank for the first time since the start of the war, while Palestinian militia fighters from Gaza conducted five indirect attacks on Israel.[47]
A civil defence team in Gaza was hit by an Israeli air strike en route to rescue civilians, injuring some of its workers.[87]
The director general of al-Shifa mentioned that the lives of 650 patients were in danger at al-Shifa Hospital due to the "catastrophic situation."[88]
The IDF said it had discovered "terrorist infrastructure" at al-Quds University and the Abu Bakr mosque in the area of Al-Shati refugee camp.[89]
Doctors Without Borders released a statement describing the situation at Al-Shifa Hospital, stating they had no food, water, or electricity, and that there was a sniper attacking patients.[90]
14 November
The IDF raided Al-Shifa hospital and interrogated patients and medical staff.[91][92][93][94]
The PFLP called for attacks on Israeli soldiers and civilians.[47]
The al-Aqsa Martyrs' brigades and al-Qassam brigades claimed IED attacks during clashes with Israeli forces in Tulkarm.[47]
Al-Qassam brigades launched two attacks on Israel targeting Tel Aviv.[47]
The IDF opened two humanitarian corridors leading to Salah al-Din Road for civilians to evacuate northern Gaza.[47]
Israel intercepted a missile over the Red Sea.[47]
The New York Times published a report by its Visual Investigations team contradicting claims by the IDF that civilian deaths and damage at the al-Shifa Hospital on 10 November had been caused by stray Palestinian projectiles.[95] The report concluded that "some of the munitions were likely fired by Israeli forces", based on video and satellite evidence and an expert analysis of collected weapons fragments.[95]
Palestinian volleyball player Ibrahim Qusaya was killed in an airstrike.[96]
Houthi forces shot down a US MQ-1 Predator drone over Yemen.[97]
Israel launched a raid on al-Shifa Hospital, where thousands, including three dozen premature babies, were still sheltering.[98]
Doctors reported 40 patients at al-Shifa died.[99]
A fuel truck entered Gaza through Rafah crossing for the first time since the war began.[100]
At least 50 people were killed in the Sabra mosque airstrike.[101][102][103]
The Tulkarm battalion of the Al-Quds Brigades engaged Israeli forces in four small arms clashes and detonated IEDs forces in several areas in Tulkarm.[104]
ISW reported one anti-Israel demonstration in Ramallah.[104]
A US warship shot down a Houthi drone in the Red Sea.[104]
The IDF demolished the Hamas parliament building.[105]
An al-Shifa employee interviewed by Al Jazeera stated Israel had not brought any aid or supplies, but had "detained and brutally assaulted" men who were sheltering at the hospital.[106]
16 November
The body of Yehudit Weiss, a 65-year-old woman who was kidnapped from Be'eri kibbutz, was found near Al-Shifa hospital.[107][108]
Palestinian fighters threw IEDs at Israeli forces operating in Tubas.[114]
Israel conducted a drone strike in the Balata refugee camp amidst clashes with Palestinian fighters.[114]
Ayman Safadi, Jordan's Foreign Minister, said at the Manama Dialogue in Bahrain that "no Arab troops will be sent to Gaza" following the Israeli aggression, emphasizing the desire not to be perceived as the enemy.[115]
The IDF dropped leaflets in the south of the Gaza Strip ordering people to evacuate.[116]
The Jenin brigade of the al-Quds brigades detonated IEDs targeting Israeli forces during a raid against Palestinian fighters and weapons manufacturing sites.[47]
20 November
The Al-Qassam brigades fired a rocket salvo targeting Tel Aviv.[47]
The Salfit battalion claimed that it attacked two civilian vehicles driven by Israeli settlers near al-Zawiya, West Bank.[47]
The PIJ claimed that its fighters clashed with Israeli forces near Jericho.[122]
Israel launched an offensive on Indonesia Hospital with an airstrike that reportedly killed 12 people.[123]
Following the strike, Israeli tanks surrounded the hospital.[124][125] Hospital staff reported Israeli soldiers shooting inside indiscriminately.[126][127] Many sheltered at the hospital, as it was the last functioning one in northern Gaza.[128][129]
Staff at the hospital reported Israeli soldiers shooting inside the hospital indiscriminately.[130][131]
The Gaza Ministry of Health stated 200 patients were evacuated from the hospital, while an estimated 500 patients remained.[132][133]
21 November
The Israeli government voted to approve a deal (mediated by Qatar,[134] Egypt, and the U.S.) with Hamas to exchange 150 Palestinian prisoners for 50 hostages.[135][136] It also approved an agreement for a four–day ceasefire in Gaza. Netanyahu clarified that Israel's war against Hamas would continue after the ceasefire.[137][138]
Unspecified Palestinian militia fighters fired small arms and detonated at least one IED at Israeli forces in response to an Israeli raid in the Balata Camp.[47]
Four doctors were reported killed after Israel bombed al-Awda Hospital.[141]
The World Health Organization stated three hospitals in northern Gaza would be evacuated, meaning there would be no functioning hospitals left in northern Gaza.[142]
22 November
Fighters associated with the PIJ and the al-Aqsa Martyrs' brigades clashed with Israeli forces in Tulkarm.[47]
The Kamal Adwan Hospital stated that Israeli bombings increased around the hospital.[145]
The Palestinian Red Crescent stated fourteen ambulances had arrived at al-Shifa to evacuate the hospital's remaining patients.[146]
23 November
The hostage release was delayed due to "administrative matters".[147]
The Gaza Health Ministry suspended the evacuation of Al-Shifa Hospital (and its coordination with the WHO) following the arrests of its director and other staff by Israeli forces.[148]
Four patients died in the transfer from northern Gaza to the Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital.[151]
The Red Cross reported its staff were shot at while providing humanitarian support.[152]
The Gaza Health Ministry announced it would cease coordination with the WHO on patient evacuations following the Israeli arrest of Palestinian doctors.[153][a]
The head of the Medical Emergency Rescue Committee stated patients and staff at the Indonesia Hospital were evacuated to the European Hospital in Khan Younis.[155]
