Key Updates as Israel-Gaza Conflict Reaches its 42nd Day- Friday, November 17, 2023, nearly six weeks after the conflict began, this is the situation:

latest information on combat and human impact- Early on Friday, the Syrian army declared that Israeli missiles had been shot down by the country's air defense system near Damascus. According to the army, some of the missiles inflicted material damage even though the majority were intercepted.

 The World Food Programme (WFP) of the United Nations issued a stark warning regarding Gaza's imminent risk of widespread starvation. Only 10 percent of the required food supplies are entering the besieged region. Recent air attacks have targeted essential facilities such as bakeries and wheat mills in southern Gaza, severely limiting flour production to just one functioning company in the enclave.

Communication breakdowns in parts of Gaza, coupled with assaults on the healthcare system, are hindering the Ministry of Health's efforts to gather information on areas affected by Israeli airstrikes.

Israeli military operations resulted in the recovery of the body of Noa Marciano, an Israeli soldier previously held captive by Hamas. Additionally, the body of another captive, Yehudit Weiss, was found by the Israeli military.

Tragically, Gaza's Jabalia refugee camp was struck by Israeli airstrikes, resulting in the death of at least 11 individuals, as reported by Palestinian authorities.

As of November 10, a total of 11,078 Palestinians have lost their lives. Due to communication disruptions, Gaza's Ministry of Health has not provided updates on the death toll or injury count since November 10, as reported by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA).

Among the 11,078 casualties, approximately 41% (4,506 individuals) were children, while 27% were women. The following depicts the daily cumulative death toll since October 20.

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