Flames erupt next to a press car following an Israeli missile strike meters from where a group of journalists were reporting in Lebanon's southern border village of Yaroun today. (Credit: AFP)
A summary of today’s events.
— Israel fired two consecutive missiles that struck meters away from where a group of journalists were reporting in Yaroun, a village in southern Lebanon on the border with Israel. One Al Jazeera photographer, Issam Mawasi, has minor injuries.
— Various sources also reported bombardment around the southern Lebanese areas of Aita al-Shaab, Ainata, Bint Lif Houla, Jebbine, Markaba, Naqoura, Oum al-Tout, Rmaish, Shihine al-Boustan, Tayr Harfa, and Wadi Qatmoun.
— An Israeli electrical worker who was wounded in northern Israel by Hezbollah missiles fired from Lebanon on Sunday succumbed to his wounds.
— Hezbollah announced the death of another fighter, Ali Mahdi Safedine, from the village of Halbatta in Baalbeck. This brings Hezbollah's death toll to 74 people, since the beginning of the border fighting on Oct. 9, as confirmed with our correspondent in the south.
— Al-Shifa hospital, the largest in Gaza, remains under siege. Gaza's Health Ministry said that 27 adults and seven babies have died since the power was cut on Nov. 11. Several hundred patients and 32 babies remain in limbo as the hospital’s medical capabilities falter under the strain of what an MSF doctor says is “inhuman” conditions.
— UNRWA announced their fuel supply has run dry, with an estimated 48 hours remaining before the agency’s extensive operations grind to a halt.
— According to the latest OCHA report, released yesterday, 22 of 35 hospitals and 49 of 72 primary care facilities are no longer able to function, 53 ambulances were damaged beyond repair, 198 medical staff have been killed as well as 101 UNRWA workers and 20 civil defense personnel.
— Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen said that his office recognizes an increase in political pressure on Israel to work towards a cease-fire in the was with Hamas. Cohen estimates that Israel has between two and three weeks before international pressure on Israel ratchets up. He is quoted as saying that "from a political point of view, we recognize that Israel has come under more pressure … The pressure is not very high, but it is increasing." He added that "in conversations I hold with foreign ministers, they emphasize the humanitarian issue [in Gaza], the aspect of their identification and shock from the Oct. 7 massacre is reduced. There are also those who request – not publicly – to work towards a cease-fire."