Israel-Hamas war latest: Israeli strikes on Gaza kill at least 7 as people flee south Lebanon

Palestinian officers say Israel’s strikes early Tuesday killed at the least seven individuals in Gaza’s southern metropolis of Khan Younis. At the very least 15 others, together with ladies and kids, have been injured within the strikes, they mentioned.

Israel’s army says it is going to do “no matter is critical” to push Hezbollah away from Lebanon’s border with Israel. The 2 international locations have been buying and selling hearth for the reason that Israel-Hamas conflict started. On Monday, Israel launched a whole bunch of airstrikes in southern and jap Lebanon, killing almost 500 individuals and wounding greater than 1,600 others.

Hundreds of individuals fled southern Lebanon, jamming the primary freeway to Beirut within the greatest exodus for the reason that 2006 Israel-Hezbollah conflict.

It is a staggering one-day toll for a rustic nonetheless reeling from a lethal assault on communication gadgets the week earlier than. Lebanon blamed the assaults on Israel, however Israel didn’t affirm or deny its accountability.

Hezbollah launched greater than 100 projectiles towards Israel on Monday, the army mentioned, reaching deep into Israel together with across the northern metropolis of Haifa and elements of the occupied West Financial institution. Many of the missiles have been intercepted however two individuals have been frivolously injured from falling shrapnel in northern Israel.

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BEIRUT — Lebanese households displaced from villages farther south slept in shelters rapidly arrange in faculties in Beirut and the coastal metropolis of Sidon. Some who didn’t discover shelter elsewhere slept in automobiles and parks and on the seaside corniche.

Monday’s heavy bombardment despatched hundreds fleeing from south Lebanon. Resorts in Beirut have been rapidly booked to capability and residences within the mountains surrounding the capital have been snapped up by households searching for secure lodging.

Some supplied up empty residences or rooms of their homes in social media posts, whereas volunteers arrange a kitchen at an empty gasoline station in Beirut to prepare dinner meals for the displaced.

Within the jap metropolis of Baalbek, the state-run Nationwide Information Company reported that strains fashioned at bakeries and gasoline stations as residents rushed to replenish on important provides in anticipation of one other spherical of strikes on Tuesday.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Information from fire-tracking satellites utilized by the US confirmed the big selection of Israeli airstrikes that concentrate on southern Lebanon, an Related Press evaluation Tuesday confirmed.

NASA’s Fireplace Info for Useful resource Administration System sometimes is utilized by consultants to trace wildfires throughout rural areas of the U.S. Nonetheless, additionally they can be utilized to trace the flashes and burning that comply with airstrikes. That’s notably true when an airstrike ignites flammable materials on the bottom, like munitions or gas.

On Monday, Israel launched a whole bunch of airstrikes in southern and jap Lebanon, killing almost 500 individuals and wounding greater than 1,600 others. Hundreds of individuals fled southern Lebanon, jamming the primary freeway to Beirut within the greatest exodus for the reason that 2006 Israel-Hezbollah conflict.

Information from Monday present vital fires breaking out throughout southern Lebanon, stretching from the border with Israel as far north as Mashghara within the Bekaa Valley, some 20 kilometers (greater than 10 miles) from the border. The world of the strikes is over 1,700 sq. kilometers (650 sq. miles).

There have been a number of areas that confirmed a number of, intense fires. One was close to the southern coastal city of Naqoura, which hosts a base for the United Nations peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon generally known as UNIFIL. Others have been in rural areas or villages.

Since its creation at the beginning of Israel’s occupation of Lebanon from 1982 to 2000, the Shiite militia Hezbollah is believed to have stockpiled weapons and missiles all through southern Lebanon as a deterrent to Israel.

JERUSALEM — America Embassy in Jerusalem has restricted American authorities staff from touring to Israel’s north after a heavy change of fireplace between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group.

The embassy mentioned Tuesday that staff require an armored automobile and prior approval to journey to a big area of the north that features the bustling coastal metropolis of Haifa.

The U.S. State Division in the meantime urged Americans to depart the nation, the place Israeli strikes killed almost 500 individuals on Monday.

DEIR-Al-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Palestinian officers say Israel’s strikes early Tuesday killed at the least seven individuals in Gaza’s southern metropolis of Khan Younis. At the very least 15 others, together with ladies and kids, have been injured within the strikes, they mentioned.

The civil protection mentioned the lifeless embrace 5 individuals who have been killed in a strike on the Abu Harb household home within the Qizan al-Najjar space. The strike additionally wounded at the least 10 others, it mentioned.

One other strike hit a home within the Tahlia space in Khan Younis, killing at the least two individuals and wounding 5 others, in accordance with the rescue service. The casualties from each strikes have been confirmed in hospital data in Khan Younis.

Israel says it tries to keep away from harming civilians however not often feedback on particular person strikes.

Gaza’s Well being Ministry says over 41,000 Palestinians have been killed for the reason that begin of the conflict. It doesn’t say what number of have been fighters, however says somewhat over half have been ladies and kids.

The conflict started when Hamas-led militants stormed into southern Israel on Oct. 7, killing some 1,200 individuals, principally civilians, and abducting round 250. Round 100 of the captives are nonetheless being held in Gaza, and a 3rd of them are believed to be lifeless.

Airways within the United Arab Emirates, a key East-West journey hub, canceled flight Tuesday to Lebanon over the continued cross-border hearth between Israel and Hezbollah.

Lengthy-haul carriers Emirates and Etihad canceled flights, as did FlyDubai, the low-cost provider.

The United Arab Emirates, which reached a diplomatic recognition cope with Israel in 2020, is dwelling to a big Lebanese inhabitants.

Egypt’s flagship airliner additionally canceled its flights to Lebanon on Tuesday. EgyptAir operates two flights each day between Cairo and Beirut. It mentioned the cancellation will keep in place till “the sign stabilizes.”