Palestinians and Lebanese are mourning their dead after Israeli forces killed 36 people in a single attack on Jabalia in northern Gaza and 23 people in another strike on the village of Almat, north of Lebanon’s capital, Beirut.

    Medical sources in Gaza said Israeli forces killed at least 49 Palestinians across the enclave on Sunday. In Lebanon, the Health Ministry put the daily toll from Israel’s attacks at 38 people.

    Israeli forces also bombed Syria’s capital, Damascus, raiding a residential building and killing at least seven people, according to the Syrian Ministry of Defence.

    Israel’s genocide in Gaza has killed at least 43,603 Palestinians and wounded 102,929 since October 7, 2023. An estimated 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the Hamas-led attacks that day and more than 200 were taken captive.

    In Lebanon, at least 3,189 people have been killed and 14,078 wounded in Israeli attacks since the war on Gaza began.

    Israeli military says it shot down projectile fired from Yemen

    In a post on X, the Israeli military has said it shot down a projectile launched towards Israel from the direction of Yemen, before it crossed into Israel.

    The post did not specify if a drone or missile had been intercepted and that sirens that sounded in parts of Israel were “activated according to policy”.

    In the past the Houthis have claimed to launch both drones and missiles towards Israel, in attacks the Yemeni group says are in solidarity with the people of Gaza.

    Netanyahu seeks to delay hearings in corruption trial: Report

    Israel’s YNet News is reporting that lawyers for the Israeli prime minister have asked the Jerusalem District Court to delay his testimony in his corruption trial by two-and-a-half months, citing Israel’s war on Gaza and attacks on Lebanon.

    Netanyahu, who has been charged with fraud, bribery and breach of trust in three cases filed in 2019, had been scheduled to testify in court on December 2.

    The Times of Israel, citing Hebrew-language media, said the lawyers claimed it has been “impossible” for Netanyahu to prepare his testimony “due to urgent security or diplomatic needs” amid Israel’s ongoing wars.

    Netanyahu faces up to 10 years in jail and/or a fine if he is found guilty of bribery.

    The Israeli prime minister has been accused of trying to circumvent his legal troubles, including through a controversial judicial overhaul plan, which sparked widespread protests.

    Top Republican senator calls for ‘swift retaliation’ against ICC, chief prosecutor

    Tom Cotton, from the US state of Arkansas, has issued a statement calling for action against the International Criminal Court (ICC) and its chief prosecutor for pursuing Israeli officials.

    Cotton was a strong contender for Trump’s running mate, and the US president-elect’s team is now considering him for the cabinet role of defence secretary, according to Politico and Axios. The Senator, however, has turned down that offer, according to Axios.

    In his statement, Cotton said the ICC “has no jurisdiction in Israel and its illegal pursuit of Israeli officials is built on a lie”. He added, “Any attempt by kangaroo court prosecutor Karim Khan to threaten the United States or our allies should be seen as an act of aggression and face swift retaliation.”

    Khan asked for arrest warrants for Netanyahu, his Defence Minister Yoav Gallant and three Hamas leaders in May, saying there were reasonable grounds the men had committed war crimes and crimes against humanity.

    The court has yet to decide on the warrants.

    Politician rejects Israel’s claims that Hezbollah hides weapons among civilians

    Raed Berro, a Lebanese legislator with Hezbollah’s bloc, has denied Israel’s claims that Hezbollah members and weapons are embedded among civilians in Lebanon.

    “The Israeli entity is trying to spread a narrative that either there is an important figure in the resistance here in this town, or there are weapons warehouses. Our answer to this is that the important people are on the front line resisting. It is impossible for them to be among the people, in civilian life,” Berro said from Almat, where an Israeli attack killed at least 23 people on Sunday.

    “Concerning weapon warehouses, everyone can see in front of cameras that what is being pulled from under the rubble are women, children and elderly people who have nothing to do with weapons or rocket warehouses,” he added.