Live: Over 200 Lebanese children killed in two months of Israeli attacks

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly turned down a new ceasefire agreement mediated by Turkey, according to a Hamas leadership source cited by Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, the sister site of The New Arab.  

Turkey had offered to mediate between Israel and Hamas to help end the ongoing war on Gaza and expressed willingness to negotiate directly with Hamas leaders.  

Ronen Bar, the head of Israel’s Shin Bet internal security agency, secretly visited Turkey last Saturday.

During the visit, he discussed the fate of Israeli captives held by Hamas and other Gaza-based factions with Turkish intelligence chief, Ibrahim Kalin.

Two Palestinian men were killed by Israeli forces in the eastern area of Jenin in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry confirmed on Tuesday.  

The Palestine Red Crescent Society reported earlier that nine Palestinians were wounded during the raid when Israeli troops opened fire in the area.  

Israeli operations in the West Bank have escalated significantly since the war on Gaza began last year, with Israeli forces arresting over 11,500 Palestinians during this period.  

Amana, an Israeli group supporting illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank, criticised the US decision to impose sanctions against it.  

US authorities announced sanctions on Amana, its construction arm Binyanei Bar Amana, and others linked to “violent actors in the West Bank” .

Despite the move, settlers are optimistic that President-elect Donald Trump will reverse the sanctions after taking office in January.  

“We are confident that with the change of administration in Washington and with proper and necessary action by the Israeli government, all sanctions will be lifted,” Amana said, referencing Trump’s expected leniency toward Israeli policies.  

Yossi Dagan, head of the Shomron Regional Council overseeing northern West Bank settlements, described the sanctions as “the final act of the Biden administration, which is cynical and hostile towards the Near East’s only democracy” .

Israeli settlements are considered illegal under international law.

Iraq’s Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has dismissed Israel’s complaint to the UN Security Council regarding attacks by Iraqi Shia militias. He called the move a “pretext and argument to attack Iraq” and an attempt to “expand the war in the region.”  

Earlier, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar shared a letter to the Security Council, stating: “Israel has the inherent right to self-defence … and to take all necessary measures to protect itself and its citizens against the ongoing acts of hostilities by Iranian-backed militias in Iraq.”  

Iraqi militias under the umbrella of the Islamic Resistance in Iraq have conducted drone strikes on Israeli targets in recent months, backing Hamas and Hezbollah in the region's ongoing conflicts.  

Saar claimed that some of these militias are part of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces, urging Baghdad to “take immediate action to halt and prevent these attacks.”  

Al-Sudani’s office responded, affirming Iraq’s refusal to engage in the regional conflict and emphasizing efforts to provide humanitarian relief to Palestinians and Lebanese affected by the crisis.

At least 20 gang members accused of stealing humanitarian aid were killed in clashes with Gaza’s police forces on Monday, the Palestinian enclave’s interior ministry said.

In recent weeks, armed men have descended on aid convoys entering southern Gaza, severely hampering relief efforts and leaving Palestinians hungry.

The looting has "severely impacted society and led to signs of famine in southern Gaza”, according to the ministry, which said the police operation was done "in cooperation with tribal committees” and "will not be the last”.

Residents of southern Gaza described the gangs, who appear to operate with implicit Israeli backing, as making their already difficult situation all the more nightmarish.

Ever since the Israeli military shut down Gaza's Rafah crossing with Egypt, Israel has had complete control over what can enter or leave the besieged enclave.

Read more: Gaza police battle gang members accused of stealing humanitarian aid

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) reported that four of its soldiers were injured in attacks targeting its personnel and facilities in three separate incidents in southern Lebanon on Tuesday.  

According to Unifil, the injured soldiers, all from Ghana, were hurt when a missile struck their base. Unifil said the rocket was most likely fired by “non-state actors”.

Israeli attacks on Lebanon have resulted in at least 3,544 deaths and left more than 15,036 wounded since 8 October 2023, according to the Lebanese health ministry.  

The ministry reported that 28 people were killed in strikes on Monday alone.

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• More than 200 children have been killed and 1,100 wounded in Lebanon in the past two months, a spokesperson for the UN children's agency (Unicef) said on Tuesday

• Heavy rain has flooded tents of displaced people in central and southern Gaza late on Monday, according to Palestinian reports

• The US has imposed further sanctions on a number of Hamas leaders, according to the Treasury website. The sanctions target six individuals, including senior Hamas officials Basem Naim and Ghazi Hamad

• France's Minister of the armed forces said "we" need to support the Lebanese army and the UN resolution giving them authority in southern Lebanon

• The political office of the Palestinian Hamas movement in Doha has not been permanently closed, Qatari foreign ministry spokesperson Majed Al-Ansari said on Tuesday

• Israeli forces have killed at least 50 Palestinians and wounded 110 in the last 24 hours, the Palestinian health ministry said on the 410th day of Israeli war on Gaza

Eight rockets hit the headquarters of Italy’s UN peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon, the Italian defence ministry said, adding that no injuries were reported.  

The 107-millimetre rockets struck outdoor areas and a warehouse at the Shama base, where no soldiers were present at the time.

Italy has launched an investigation to determine the source and those responsible for the attack.  

This marks the second such incident in a week. Last week, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani demanded an investigation after an artillery shell struck the base’s gym. The shell did not detonate, and no injuries were reported.

Medical sources informed Al Jazeera Arabic that 17 people have been killed in Israeli air strikes across various locations in the Gaza Strip since dawn on Tuesday.