al jazeeraBy Kevin Doyle, John Power and Urooba Jamal
At least 24 people were killed in Gaza’s Deir el-Balah region when Israeli forces shelled a residence where displaced people were sheltering.
UNRWA representatives say it can no longer provide services in north Gaza, citing few staff and a “collapse of social order” amid Israeli attacks on civilians and restrictions on food aid access that has left the population starved.
Palestinian Authority sharply criticises post-war plan for Gaza presented by Israeli PM Netanyahu.
The UN’s top court has completed its fifth day of hearings following a request by the UN General Assembly to issue an opinion on the legal consequences of Israel’s occupation of Palestine.
At least 29,514 Palestinians killed and 69,616 injured in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7. The revised death toll in Israel from the October 7 attacks stands at 1,139.
There are reports that Israel will deduct an additional $5m from Palestinian Authority (PA) tax revenues over 2024.
Israel collects PA customs, since Palestinians do not control their own borders. On average, the amount is between $180-200m monthly and makes up more than 60% of PA revenues.
Since October 7, Israel has been withholding PA revenues, with recent reports warning the body could run out of money by the end of February.
Palestinian PM Mohammad Shtayyeh has described Israel’s recent announcement of plans to build 3,000 new illegal settlement units as a “blatant challenge to the international community” and an obstacle to establishing an independent Palestinian state.
Shtayyeh said Israel’s actions demonstrate its disregard for international laws.
Building of most of the new units will begin in the next two weeks, in the Israeli settlement of Ma’ale Adumim, east of occupied East Jerusalem.
Israeli settlement watchdog Peace Now said that “Israel’s 2024 budget shows an addition of over $100m to settlements”.
“In 2024, coalition funds for settlements will amount to over $203m [instead of the originally allocated $76m in the government decision from May 2023],” it added,
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