The UN chief is shocked by the horrific death toll in the northern Gaza Strip.

2024-10-27 13:10:00

The UN chief is shocked by the horrific death toll in the northern Gaza Strip

Netanyahu was briefly interrupted by relatives of the victims during his October 7 speech

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was briefly interrupted Sunday by relatives of victims of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack during his speech as part of memorial ceremonies in Jerusalem.

A few minutes after he started speaking, several people interrupted him, one of whom repeatedly shouted “my father has been killed.” Netanyahu waited until the protesters had been evacuated before resuming his speech.

Iran calls on UN Security Council to condemn Israeli attacks

Lebanon: at least two dead in an Israeli attack near the city of Saida

At least two people were killed and 11 wounded in an Israeli attack on Sunday near Saida, the large city in southern Lebanon relatively spared from violence, the Health Ministry announced.

According to an AFP correspondent at the scene, a three-storey building was hit and the top floor was completely destroyed, while dozens of nearby businesses were damaged.

Hezbollah says it has bombed a military base in northern Israel

Lebanese Hezbollah announced Sunday that it had bombed a military base near Haifa, a city in northern Israel, as it continues its attacks against the pro-Iranian movement in Lebanon.

In a press release, Hezbollah specified that it had “launched a salvo of rockets” against “the industrial base of Zvulun”, north of Haifa.

The Israeli army calls for the evacuation of villages in southern Lebanon

The Israeli army issued a new call on Sunday to evacuate residents of villages in southern Lebanon ahead of military operations against the Islamic movement Hezbollah in the area.

“For your safety and that of your family, you must evacuate your homes immediately,” army spokesman Avichay Adraee wrote on the social network to call for evacuation.

To free the hostages, “painful concessions” will have to be made, says the Israeli minister

The “precise and powerful” attack on Iran “achieved all its objectives”, Netanyahu says

The airstrike carried out on Saturday against military targets in Iran was “precise and powerful” and “achieved all its objectives”, the Israeli prime minister said on Sunday.

Truck collides with bus station, at least 24 injured

At least 24 people were injured when a truck crashed into a bus station outside a military base in Ramat Hasharon, central Israel, on Sunday morning, Israeli police said. According to the police, the truck driver was “neutralized”.

“The initial elements of the investigation indicate that a bus stopped at a stop to let passengers off. A truck then hit the bus and passengers,” he said in a press release. “Civilians at the scene shot and incapacitated the driver,” police added.

Israel strikes Hezbollah and Hamas, the day after the attack on Iran

Israel relentlessly bombs Hezbollah strongholds in Lebanon and Hamas fighters in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, a day after its air force attacks on Iran, an explosive backdrop raising fears of a conflagration in the Middle East.

Israel announces the death of four soldiers “who fell in combat” in southern Lebanon

The Israeli army announced on Sunday that four soldiers had “fallen in combat” a day earlier in southern Lebanon, bringing to 36 the number of Israeli soldiers killed since the ground offensive in Lebanon began on September 30.

‘Do not exaggerate or downplay’ Israel’s attack, says Iran’s supreme leader

Iran says it wants to defend itself from Israel

Iran asserted its right to defend itself on Saturday after attacks on its military positions by Israel, the latest episode of hostilities between the two enemy countries that heightens fears of military escalation in the Middle East.

The situation in the northern Gaza Strip is “catastrophic”, says the WHO

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Saturday that the situation is “catastrophic” in the war-torn northern Gaza Strip, with “intensive military operations underway in and around prison health facilities”.

“I hope this is the end,” Biden says

Joe Biden said Saturday he hopes this is “the end” following Israel’s overnight airstrikes on military installations in Iran.

“I was in the secret services (…). It seems that they (the Israelis) hit nothing but military targets. I hope this is the end,” the US president told reporters.

Israeli attacks in Iran

Israel announced on Saturday that it had carried out strikes against several military installations in Iran in response to the major Iranian missile attack on October 1.

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