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A total of 87 people were killed or missing under the rubble after an Israeli attack on the northern Gaza town of Beit Lahiya that left more than 40 injured, the Palestinian enclave’s health ministry said on Sunday.
The Israeli military has said it is investigating reports of the incident, which could be one of the highest casualty figures in months. It previously said the total of 73 reports by the Hamas media office appeared exaggerated given the nature of the munitions used in the attack, which it said hit a Hamas target.
Gaza’s Health Ministry said rescue operations are being hampered by communications problems and by the Israeli military operation still underway in the area, close to the border line with Israel, the ministry said.
“Victims are still under the rubble and on their way and ambulance teams and civilian emergency services cannot reach them,” the statement said.
The attack, late Saturday evening, followed two weeks of a major operation around the town of Jabalia, just south of Beit Lahiya, where Israeli forces, backed by tanks, have been trying to eliminate the remaining Hamas fighters.
“Ghastly scenes are unfolding in Gaza, amid conflict, brutal Israeli attacks and a worsening humanitarian crisis. I condemn the continued attacks on civilians,” Tor Wennesland, UN Middle East peace envoy, wrote on X.
“Hostages must be released, the movement of Palestinians must stop and civilians must be protected.”
Evacuation orders, sending people south, have fueled fears among many Palestinians that the operation is aimed at removing them from the northern part of Gaza to help ensure Israeli control of the area after the war.
Israel has denied such plans, saying it is trying to protect civilians and separate them from Hamas fighters.
The army says it killed dozens of armed Palestinian fighters, located weapons and dismantled a variety of military infrastructure during the operation in Jabalia, home to one of Gaza’s eight historic refugee camps.
Residents of Jabalia said Israeli forces raided shelters where displaced families lived and arrested dozens of men.
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The death last week of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar had raised hopes of a possible opening of steps to end fighting in Gaza, more than a year after the October 7, 2023, attack on southern Israel by Hamas-led gunmen who killed about Killed 1,200 people. people and seized 251 hostages.
Reported attack on Lebanese soldiers
But the latest incident underlines how intense the conflict in Gaza continues, even as Israel’s main focus has shifted north to its operation against the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia in Lebanon.
Three Lebanese soldiers were killed in an Israeli attack on an army vehicle in southern Lebanon, the Lebanese army said in a statement on Sunday. There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military on Sunday’s attack.
The Lebanese army has largely stayed on the sidelines in the war between Israel and Hezbollah. The army is a respected institution in Lebanon, but is not powerful enough to impose its will on Hezbollah or defend the country against an Israeli invasion.
The headquarters of the Hezbollah intelligence service was bombed
Israeli warplanes bombed Hezbollah’s intelligence headquarters and an underground weapons factory in Beirut on Sunday, the Israeli military said.
The army said in a statement that its air force killed three Hezbollah officials, including Alhaj Abbas Salama, a commander of the Shiite movement in southern Lebanon, Radja Abbas Aouache, a communications specialist, and Ahmad Ali Hussein, suggested as the person responsible is for the attack. development of strategic weapons.
The Israeli military did not specify whether the three men were killed in the bombing of Hezbollah’s command center in Beirut or in separate actions. Hezbollah did not immediately comment.
Reuters journalists saw smoke rising from the outskirts of Beirut on Sunday, but were unable to determine whether it was from the Israeli attack.
US intelligence suggests a planned attack on Iran
The latest attacks came as the United States investigated an unauthorized release of classified documents assessing Israel’s plans to attack Iran, three US officials said. A fourth U.S. official said the documents appear legitimate.
The documents, attributed to the US Geospatial Intelligence Agency and the National Security Agency and marked top secret, indicate that Israel moved military assets on site to carry out a military strike in response to Iran’s October 1 ballistic missile attack.
The U.S. officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly.
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More than 42,600 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s ground offensive, according to Palestinian Health Ministry figures, and thousands more are believed to be buried under the rubble. Much of the coastal enclave has been destroyed and most of its 2.3 million residents have been displaced.
As fighting continues, health officials have reported major shortages of food, fuel and medical supplies to treat patients at the three remaining hospitals still partially operating in the area.
Officials at Kamal Adwan, Indonesian and Al-Awda Hospitals said their facilities were under siege by Israeli forces, and at Kamal Adwan Hospital, officials said the facility came under Israeli fire.
UN Deputy Spokesman Farhan Haq says the main border crossings into northern Gaza are closed and no food or other essential supplies have arrived since October 1. More than 400,000 people who remain in the north are under increasing pressure to move south, he said.
