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

Israel's parliament has given the final approval to a bill that would allow the government to deport relatives of Palestinians accused of "terrorism", which includes Palestinians with Israeli citizenship.

The legislation stipulates that they would be deported to either the besieged, war-ravaged Gaza Strip or elsewhere.

Championed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his right-wing allies, the law passed with 61 votes in favour and 41 votes against.

The highly controversial law will reportedly apply to Palestinian citizens of Israel and occupied East Jerusalem residents, though it remains unclear whether it will also be enforced in the occupied West Bank.

Should it reach Israel's Supreme Court, it is unclear whether the law would be upheld or struck down.

Deportees could be banned for a period ranging from 7 to 15 years for citizens and 10 to 20 years for legal residents.

Lebanese Transport and Public Works Minister Ali Hamie said on X that Lebanon's Rafik Hariri International Airport is "operating normally" following an Israeli strike next to one of the airport's runways on Thursday morning.

مطار رفيق الحريري الدولي بيروت يعمل بشكل طبيعي

— Ali Hamie | علي حمية (@alihamie_lb) November 7, 2024

The Islamic Resistance in Iraq says its fighters have attacked a "military target" in Israel on Thursday through a drone.

Israel has yet to comment.

Good morning Middle East Eye readers,

Here are the latest updates:

• The Israeli army launched several attacks on Beirut's southern suburbs, including one next to Lebanon's only international airport, causing some damage
• The uncle of late Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was reportedly killed in an Israeli strike on Lebanon's Bazouriyeh
• An Israeli strike on a home in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza, killed at least five people, Al Jazeera reports, as the Israeli army says it expanded its operations in the area
• The Israeli army says a soldier was killed following a rocket barrage from Hezbollah on Wednesday
• The Israeli army said, without providing evidence, that it killed around 60 Hezbollah operatives in strikes on Lebanon's Baalbek and other areas north of the Litani River
• Israeli forces are currently carrying out raids across the occupied West Bank, clashing with Palestinian fighters in some areas.

Our live coverage from Gaza and Lebanon will shortly be closing until tomorrow morning.

Here are some of the day's key developments:

• Lebanon’s health ministry has reported that at least 3,050 people have been killed and 13,658 wounded in Israeli attacks since October 2023

• Israeli attacks across Lebanon have left at least 37 people dead and 105 others wounded, according to Lebanon's health ministry

• At least 15 people were killed in Gaza’s Beit Lahia when an Israeli air strike hit a building housing displaced people in the al-Manshiyya area in Beit Lahia, according to Al Jazeera

• Unicef has announced that 4,000 babies have been cut off from lifesaving care in Gaza in the last year

• Who director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus reported that the recent polio vaccination campaign in northern Gaza achieved around 88 percent coverage, with up to 10,000 children missing a second dose

• The White House is concerned about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to fire Israeli defence minister Yoav Gallant, "especially in the middle of two wars and as Israel prepares to defend against a potential attack from Iran," a US official told Axios

• A group of NGOs pressed countries on Wednesday to hold an emergency session of the United Nations Human Rights Council to set up an investigation into abuses regarding Israel's war on Lebanon

• Egypt joined a call led by Turkey and backed by dozens of countries, urging the United Nations to halt arms deliveries to Israel, citing concerns over their use in Gaza and Lebanon

• A coalition of Canada-based lawyers and activists has annouced it is filing a lawsuit charging the Canadian government with violating the Genocide Convention

• Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with Donald Trump to offer congratulations on his victory in the US presidential election, according to Netanyahu's office

JD Vance, a 40-year-old Ohio senator who many pundits see as Donald Trump's heir apparent and the 2028 Republican presidential candidate, was elected vice president of the United States on Tuesday.

The self-described hillbilly-turned-Marine-turned-Ivy League law-school graduate is perhaps best known among US voters for his rustbelt, conservative politics. 

In his 2016 memoir, Hillbilly Elegy, Vance addressed the economic and social issues plaguing the US’s forgotten hinterlands. He sought to explain why Trump resonated among white working-class families like his own. 

Vance would later promote Trump's "America First" foreign policy and, in a January 2023 opinion article in The Wall Street Journal, argue that he preferred the type of statesmanship that pursued US national interests - but with great restraint.

Vance said the US-led invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan and US-led regime change in Libya, amongst other wars, had not served "the nation’s long-term interest".

Read more: JD Vance: Who is Trump's pro-Israel vice president-elect?

Israeli media has reported the army has no intention of allowing the return of forcibly expelled Palestinians to northern Gaza, which is facing a campaign of ethnic cleansing according to rights groups. 

A senior Israeli officer told journalists on Tuesday that nearly 55,000 Palestinians have been forced out from the Jabalia refugee camp since the offensive began on 5 October. 

Before the latest assault, there were around 400,000 Palestinians in north Gaza and Gaza City, according to the UN. 

The Israeli army has denied carrying out the "Generals' Plan", also known as the Eiland Plan, in north Gaza, which includes ethnically cleansing the area and killing any Palestinians who remain.

However, Haaretz reported that the army has been implementing a significant portion of it, expelling much of the north's population to other areas. 

Read more: Israeli army 'preventing' return of forcibly expelled Palestinians to north Gaza

A Palestinian man was shot and killed by Israeli forces in Jenin, located in the occupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.

His death raises the number of Palestinians killed in Jenin over the past 48 hours to seven, with a total of 10 deaths reported across the West Bank, Wafa news agency reported.

Despite the Democrats losing the popular vote in the election to the Republicans for the first time since 2004 - and by more than five million votes - many pro-Kamala Harris social media users aimed their frustrations at pro-Palestine voters, specifically Arabs and Muslims, on Wednesday.

Although many Arab and Muslim Americans voted for the Green Party’s Jill Stein, she received only 0.4 percent of the national total, amounting to 628,525 votes. This is less than half of what Stein received in 2016 when she received 1,449,370 votes. 

Former President Donald Trump overperformed across the electorate. The Financial Times reported that Trump gained ground in all but two states, specifically among those in the working class who care most about the economy and immigration.

Read more: Muslims, Arabs face baseless attacks on social media over Harris election loss

The Israeli army issues fresh forced expulsion orders near four buildings in Beirut’s southern suburbs, preparing for air strikes on sites it claims are used by Hezbollah.

Egypt has joined a Turkey-led initiative, supported by dozens of nations, urging the UN to suspend arms deliveries to Israel.

In a statement on Tuesday, Egypt’s foreign ministry explained that this move is part of “international efforts to pressure Israel to cease its continuous violations of international law and international humanitarian law”.

The call also seeks to end “Israeli violations” against Palestinians and to protect civilians, the statement added.

Israel’s UN ambassador, Danny Danon, responded on Monday, accusing Turkey of “malice” after Ankara submitted a letter signed by 52 countries requesting the embargo.

Who director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus reported that the recent polio vaccination campaign in northern Gaza achieved around 88 percent coverage, with up to 10,000 children missing a second dose.

These children remain “vulnerable to polio” Tedros said, adding that “efforts will continue to reach more children through regular health services”.

Israeli soldiers have been leaving Google reviews for places in southern Lebanon that they have invaded, joking about the destruction they have caused.

“No mosque, only rubble and a blocked tunnel entrance. I went for nothing. Do not recommend,” Gabi Weisskopf wrote about the Ahel al-Quran Mosque near the town of Yarine.

Another review, posted by Elad Biton, bragged about allegedly burning down Mays al-Jabal’s public hospital.

“Just disappointing, it said that it opens in the morning, we arrived and it was closed! Gall!” Biton said. “Really bad service. There are no good conditions for staying. But other than that, there was (a lot) [of fire].”

Since Israel’s war on Gaza broke out a year ago, Israeli soldiers have flooded social media with disturbing content, revelling in the wanton destruction of Palestinian communities.

Read more: Israeli soldiers are leaving Google reviews for Lebanese places they destroyed

Israelis gathered outside Prime Minister Netanyahu’s Jerusalem residence, urging swift action to secure the release of captives and expressing concern that the dismissal of Defence Minister Gallant could delay any potential agreement.

Citing a trust crisis in managing Israel’s military operations, Netanyahu replaced Gallant with Israel Katz, formerly the foreign minister, while Gideon Saar assumed the role of foreign minister.

Gallant and Netanyahu, both members of the right-wing Likud party, have been at odds for months over the goals of Israel’s 13-month war in Gaza.

Hezbollah announced that it launched a swarm of drones targeting a military base south of Tel Aviv “for the first time”.

In a statement, the group reported that fighters deployed a “squadron of attack drones at the Bilu base south of Tel Aviv, for the first time”.