As we've been reporting, a temporary ceasefire in Gaza is now in its seventh day - although we're still waiting to hear whether it will be extended again. Talks are currently taking place and we'll bring you more as we have it.

But the seven-day pause in fighting has meant relief for people in Gaza. More aid has been getting in, and people have been moving about the Strip, some returning to their homes to assess damage. Here are some of the latest pictures:

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Away from the attack in Jerusalem for a moment, the Israeli military says one of its checkpoints has been attacked in Moshav Beka'ot in the Jordan Valley area - an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank.

In a statement, the Israel Defence Forces says a "ramming attack" was carried out a short time ago on the checkpoint.

Two of its troops were "lightly injured" in the attack and have been taken to hospital, it said, adding that IDF soldiers "shot and neutralized" the attacker at the scene.

"The forces are searching the area for additional suspects," the IDF says.

Paul Adams
Diplomatic correspondent, reporting from Jerusalem

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During this, his fourth visit to Israel since 7 October, Anthony Blinken will certainly be exploring ways of keeping the temporary truce going.

But he’s also here to convey Washington’s thinking on how Israel should behave when – as is still likely – it resumes its military campaign in Gaza.

The message seems clear: there needs to be a change of tactics, to avoid killing thousands more Palestinian civilians.

Quoting an unnamed senior US administration official, the Washington Post says Israel "can’t do what they did in the north in the south".

The warnings come at a critical moment.

Yesterday, Benny Gantz, a member of the war cabinet, warned that fighting could resume "at any given moment."

"The fighting…will expand to wherever it is needed throughout the Strip,” he said. "There will be no cities of refuge."

There are some signs that Israel is listening to the advice from Washington.

Yesterday a senior Israeli official who spoke to journalists on condition of anonymity said Israel’s operation in the southern Gaza Strip would be "different".

But he made it clear that it would still be up to Palestinians to make sure they moved to “safe zones” to avoid being targeted by the Israeli Defence Forces.

This attack proves arming civilians is right, says Israeli ministerpublished at 12:31 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2023

12:31 GMT 30 November 2023

Hugo Bachega
Reporting from Jerusalem

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The attack in Jerusalem this morning, which happened at around 07:30 on a busy road that is one of the entrances to Jerusalem, is another sign of heightened tensions in Israel and in the occupied Palestinian territories, amid the Israel-Hamas war.

Three people - two women aged 24 and 67, and a 73-year-old man - were killed. Three hours later, the area had already been cleared by the authorities.

CCTV footage showed the moment the car with the two attackers stops by the crowded bus stop. They both get out and open fire at people, who run desperately.

Two off-duty soldiers and one armed civilian responded by shooting at the gunmen.

Shin Bet, the Israeli security agency, has identified the attackers - who were shot dead - as Palestinian brothers Murad Nemer, 38, and Ibrahim, 30. Both were residents of East Jerusalem, and had been separately imprisoned for "terrorist activities". Murad, the agency said, had spent 10 years in prison, between 2010 and 2020.

Israel’s national security minister, Itamar Ben Gvir, visited the scene of the shooting and said the gunmen were “Hamas operatives”. The attack, he said, was proof that the government’s policy of arming civilians, introduced after the 7 October Hamas attacks, was right.

“This event proves again how we must not show weakness, that we must speak to Hamas only through the (rifle) scopes, through the war. Against Hamas we must fight," he said, adding that the attack showed the importance of the policy of issuing gun licences to private citizens.

Hamas has claimed the gunmen who carried out this morning's Jerusalem shooting that killed three people were its members, as per a Telegram channel affiliated with the group.

In a statement, Hamas said that "the operation came as a natural response to unprecedented crimes conducted by the occupation," citing Israel's military campaign in Gaza and the treatment of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.

The statement also called for "an escalation of the resistance," news agency AFP said.

Seventeen Thai hostages were "taken well care of by the Israeli side" after being released by Hamas, the Thai government says.

The group of 17 arrived back in Bangkok earlier today. A total of 23 Thai hostages have been released in Gaza, nine are still being held.

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The Palestine Red Crescent has said that, external, between the start of the temporary ceasefire last Friday and Tuesday evening, 1132 aid lorries have entered the Gaza Strip.

That works out as just over 220 trucks a day.

For context, Philippe Lazzarini, the commissioner-general of UN relief agency UNRWA, told the BBC in October that about 500 trucks a day had been entering Gaza before the war started.

A number of aid agencies have said the amount of aid getting into Gaza is not enough for what is needed.

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Security measures have been ramped up in Jerusalem after the shooting earlier which killed three people and injured 16 others, Israeli police have said.

Of those injured, three are in serious condition and the rest suffered "various degrees of injuries (including victims of shock)", a police spokesperson said.

Police say the attack was carried out by "two armed terrorists, brothers in their 30s from the Zur Baher neighbourhood in East Jerusalem" at around 07:40 local time.

The attackers "shot at civilians at bus and shuttle stations, using an M-16 rifle and a handgun", and were shot dead by two off-duty soldiers and a civilian, police said.

The police say they have further reinforced "current security measures in the city, including adding patrols, improvised roadblocks, and checking suspects" after the attack.

Officials are launching an investigation into the attack, the spokesperson added.

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has met Israeli President Isaac Herzog in Tel Aviv today - as he makes a further visit to the region since the Israel-Hamas war began on 7 October.

"We have seen over the last week the very positive development of hostages coming home, being reunited with their families," Blinken said during the meeting.

"It's also enabled an increase in humanitarian assistance to go to innocent civilians in Gaza who need it desperately. So this process is producing results. It's important, and we hope that it can continue."

Blinken is now holding talks with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, and will meet Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas in Ramallah later.

Wyre Davies
reporting from Jerusalem

How these incidents in Jerusalem, Bethlehem and Jenin will affect the temporary truce which allows for the continued exchange of hostages and prisoners is unclear.

That temporary ceasefire has now been extended for another day, but it feels particularly fragile.

The hard-line national security minister in Israel’s government, Itamar Ben-Gvir, arrived quickly at the scene of this morning’s shooting supporting the arming of Israeli civilians. He has also called for the resumption of Israel’s war in Gaza to defeat Hamas.

Meanwhile the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, has arrived in Israel as the international community continues to express its support for extending the truce between Israel and Hamas for as long as possible, enabling the release of even more hostages held captive in Gaza.

Wyre Davies
reporting from Jerusalem

The incident in Jerusalem this morning, which killed three people and injured several others, perhaps demonstrates how the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza is leading to increased tensions in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories.

The two attackers were brothers known to the Israeli security services as Hamas supporters from (Palestinian) East Jerusalem and had both served prison sentences for what Israeli sources described as “terrorist activity”.

Shortly after the incident, Israeli police released pictures showing a large amount of bullets and automatic rifle magazines in the assailants’ car, suggesting they had perhaps planned to go on a wider rampage elsewhere in the city.

It follows a similar incident two weeks ago when five Israelis were wounded and one member of the security services was killed in a shooting attack at a checkpoint between the Palestinian city of Bethlehem and Jerusalem.

This latest attack also comes a day after two Palestinian boys, aged eight and 14 were shot and killed during an Israeli army incursion into the city of Jenin, in the Occupied Palestinian West Bank, where several Palestinians have been killed in clashes with Israeli security forces since 7 October.

Russia’s foreign ministry has expressed gratitude to Hamas after two Russian nationals held hostage were released yesterday. It said was not part of the Israeli-Hamas exchanges.

"Our compatriots... were freed on 29 November in line with the agreement reached with the leadership of the Hamas movement," a statement read.

"We are grateful to the leadership of the Hamas movement for the positive reaction to our insistent requests. We will continue to seek the soonest possible release of the other Russians held in the Gaza Strip."

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Three people have been shot dead in Jerusalem, according to Israeli officials who say two attackers were killed by police and an armed civilian.

The two gunmen reportedly opened fire at a bus stop during the morning rush hour.

The ambulance service says at least six people have been injured, some critically.

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Seventeen freed Thai hostages have returned to Bangkok after being held by Hamas.

Some of their family members arrived early on Thursday at Suvarnabhumi Airport, eagerly awaiting their loved ones' return.

The release of the Thais is separate to an agreement that has so far seen Hamas free 70 Israeli women and children.

The extension of the truce has renewed hope for the release of the remaining nine Thai hostages.

Here's more from their families.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog is expected to attend COP28 in Dubai, where he hold talks with diplomats on the release of hostages held by Hamas.

The Israeli presidency said Herzog will hold a "series of diplomatic meetings on the importance of releasing the hostages held by Hamas" during the UN climate talks, which will also be attended by Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas.

He "intends to engage world leaders in a high-level humanitarian effort to return the hostages", the Israeli presidency said in a statement.

Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir says the two shooters in Jerusalem are members of Hamas and were residents in East Jerusalem.

"These are apparently Hamas operatives, who speak here with two voices, one voice of a so-called cease-fire and a second voice of terror," said Gvir, who was addressing reporters at the scene of the attack.

He added that the attack shows the importance of distributing weapons to civilians in Israel.

Ben Gvir has personally overseen the distribution of thousands of new rifles to settlers in the occupied West Bank since 7 October.

The death toll from the shooting attack in Jerusalem has risen to three as another elderly victim succumbed to their injuries, Israeli media say.

Earlier we reported that a 24-year-old woman and a man in his 70s were killed. There are six other casualties.

Israeli's military has asked Gazans to stay away from northern Gaza, which is "still considered a war zone, external".

Hundreds of thousands of residents have moved south for their safety in the last few weeks, after Israel issued several warnings for them to evacuate north Gaza.

The Israel Defense Forces has been posting daily reminders, external during the truce for Gazans to stay at least a kilometre away from the Israel-Gaza border and to warn them not to exit the territory via sea.

Sam Hancock
BBC News

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Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi was one of 30 Palestinian prisoners to be released by Israel on Wednesday, as part of the truce deal with Hamas.

Israel's prison service said a mixture of men and women had been freed "from a number of facilities".

Ms Tamimi, 22, was arrested earlier this month over an Instagram post, which her family say she did not write.

Here's more on Tamimi's release.

We've just heard from Israel's prime minister's office, which says it has received the list of hostages to be released today.

Their families have been notified, it added.