LEBANON BORDER FLARE UP
The Gaza conflict started after Hamas’s unprecedented Oct 7 assault on southern Israel, which resulted within the deaths of 1,194 folks, largely civilians, in response to an AFP tally based mostly on Israeli official figures.
The militants additionally seized 251 hostages. Of those, 116 stay in Gaza, though the military says 41 are lifeless.
Israel’s retaliatory offensive has killed not less than 37,296 folks in Gaza, additionally largely civilians, in response to the well being ministry within the Hamas-ruled territory.
Fears of the conflict spilling over right into a broader Center East battle have been rekindled in latest days by an escalation of tit-for-tat violence between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, a Hamas ally.
Hezbollah mentioned intense strikes since Wednesday had been retaliation for Israel’s killing of one in every of its commanders.
Israeli forces responded with shelling, the army mentioned, additionally saying air strikes on Hezbollah infrastructure throughout the border.
The 2 prime UN officers in Lebanon referred to as on all sides to stop hearth. “The hazard of miscalculation resulting in a sudden and wider battle could be very actual,” they mentioned in a joint assertion.