Israel Bombards Northern Gaza, UN Peacekeepers In Lebanon Hit Again

By IND Today News Desk Last updated Oct 13, 2024

Israel Bombards Northern Gaza, UN Peacekeepers In Lebanon Hit Again

Beirut/Internet/Hyderabad, Oct 13 (Maxim News): Palestinians in northern Gaza described heavy Israeli bombardment Saturday in the hours after airstrikes killed at least 22 people, as Israel warned people there and in southern Lebanon to get out of the way of offensives against the Hamas Hezbollah militant groups.

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In Lebanon, the UN peacekeeping force said its headquarters in Naqoura was hit again, with a peacekeeper struck by gunfire late Friday and in stable condition. It wasn’t clear who fired. It occurred a day after Israel’s military fired on the headquarters for a second straight day. Israel, which has warned peacekeepers to leave their positions, didn’t immediately respond to questions.

Hunger warnings emerged again in northern Gaza as residents said they hadn’t received aid since the beginning of the month. The UN World Food Program said no food aid had entered the north since Oct. 1 An estimated 4,00,000 people remain there.

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Israel’s military renewed its offensive in northern Gaza almost a week ago while escalating its air and ground campaign against the Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon. Amid Israel’s war with Hezbollah a top UN official, Carl Skau, said he’s concerned that Lebanon’s ports and airport might be taken out of service. More than 1 million people have been displaced.

Israel’s military said Hezbollah fired more than 300 projectiles over Yom Kippur, the holiest and most solemn day on the Jewish calendar. Hezbollah claimed a series of rocket strikes on Israeli military positions and said fighters engaged an Israeli infantry unit attempting to enter Lebanese territory.

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Israel’s military also said it killed 50 militants in Lebanon. Claims on either side couldn’t be verified. Israeli airstrikes on Saturday hit multiple areas in southern and eastern Lebanon, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry. Nine were killed in Maisra village in the northeast. Four were killed in an apartment building on the edge of Barja south of Beirut. Rayak and Tal Chiha hospitals in the Bekaa Valley were damaged. In Nabatieh, eight people were wounded.

Israel has repeatedly returned to parts of Gaza as Hamas and other militants regroup. the war has destroyed large areas of Gaza and displaced around 90 percent of its population of 2.3 million people, often multiple times. (Maxim News)