DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli onslaught connected a mosque successful nan Gaza Strip early Sunday killed astatine slightest 19 people, Palestinian officials said, arsenic Israel intensified its bombardment of bluish Gaza and confederate Beirut successful a widening warfare pinch Iran-allied militant groups crossed nan region.
Displaced group were sheltering astatine nan mosque that was struck adjacent nan main infirmary successful nan cardinal municipality of Deir al-Balah. A further 4 group were killed successful a onslaught connected a schoolhouse sheltering displaced group adjacent nan town.
The Israeli subject said some strikes targeted militants, without providing evidence.
An Associated Press journalist counted nan bodies astatine nan Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital morgue. Hospital records showed that nan dormant from nan onslaught connected nan mosque were each men.
Israel is still battling Hamas successful Gaza a twelvemonth aft nan group’s attack connected Israel, and has opened a caller beforehand successful Lebanon against Hezbollah, which has been trading occurrence pinch Israel on nan separator since nan warfare successful Gaza began. Israel has besides vowed to onslaught Iran itself aft Tehran launched a ballistic rocket attack connected Israel past week.
The widening conflict risks drafting successful nan United States, which has provided important subject and negotiated support to Israel, arsenic good arsenic U.S.-allied Arab countries that big American forces. Iran-allied militant groups successful Syria, Iraq and Yemen person already joined successful pinch long-distance strikes connected Israel.
Israeli forces return to Jabaliya and rumor caller removal orders
The Israeli military, meanwhile, announced a caller aerial and crushed violative successful Jabaliya, successful bluish Gaza, location to a densely populated exile campy making love backmost to the 1948 warfare surrounding Israel’s creation. It circulated photos and video footage showing a file of tanks heading toward nan area.
Israeli forces encircled Jabaliya arsenic warplanes struck militant sites inside, nan subject said. Over nan people of nan war, Israel has carried retired respective ample operations there, only to spot militants regroup.
Israel reiterated its call, from nan opening weeks of nan war, for nan complete removal of bluish Gaza. Up to 300,000 group are estimated to person remained successful nan heavy destroyed northbound aft earlier Israeli warnings that sent astir a cardinal fleeing to nan south.
“We are successful a caller shape of nan war,” nan subject said successful leaflets dropped complete nan area. “These areas are considered vulnerable combat zones.”
Palestinian residents reported dense Israeli strikes crossed bluish Gaza. The Civil Defense — first responders who run nether nan Hamas-run authorities — said respective homes and buildings had been deed and they were not capable to scope them because of nan bombardment.
Residents posted astir nan airstrikes and mourned their relatives connected societal media. Imad Alarabid said successful a Facebook station that an airstrike connected his location successful Jabaliya killed a twelve family members, including his parents. Saeed Abu Elaish, a Health Ministry medic, said he was wounded and bleeding.
“Pray for us,” he wrote connected Facebook.
Hassan Hamd, a freelance TV journalist whose footage had aired connected Al Jazeera and othr networks, was killed successful artillery shelling connected his location successful Jabaliya. Anas al-Sharif, an Al Jazeera newsman successful bluish Gaza, confirmed his death.
The subject says it has expanded nan alleged humanitarian area successful confederate Gaza, urging group to caput there. Hundreds of thousands of group person already sought refuge successful sprawling shelter camps location pinch small successful nan measurement of food, h2o aliases toilets. Israel has carried retired strikes successful nan humanitarian area against what it says are militants hiding among civilians.
Nearly 42,000 Palestinians person been killed successful Gaza since nan commencement of nan war, according to nan Gaza Health Ministry. It does not opportunity really galore were fighters, but says a small much than half were women and children.
Hamas-led militants killed immoderate 1,200 group successful nan Oct. 7 onslaught and took different 250 hostage. They are still holding astir 100 captives, a 3rd of whom are believed to beryllium dead.
Heavy bombardment of confederate Beirut
In Beirut, airstrikes lit up nan skyline and large explosions echoed crossed nan confederate suburbs, known arsenic nan Dahiyeh, passim nan night, arsenic Israel struck what it said were Hezbollah militant sites.
Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency said nan area was deed by much than 30 strikes overnight, nan heaviest bombardment since Sept. 23 erstwhile Israel escalated its aerial campaign.
The targets included a state position connected nan main road starring to nan Beirut airdrome and a storage for aesculapian supplies, nan agency said. Some of nan overnight strikes group disconnected a agelong bid of explosions, suggesting that ammunition stores whitethorn person been hit.
Israel’s subject confirmed it was striking targets adjacent Beirut and said astir 30 projectiles had crossed from Lebanon into Israeli territory, pinch immoderate intercepted.
Hezbollah said it successfully targeted a group of Israeli soldiers successful bluish Israel “with a ample rocket salvo, hitting them accurately.” It was not imaginable to corroborate nan claim.
At slightest 1,400 Lebanese, including civilians, medics and Hezbollah fighters, person been killed and 1.2 cardinal driven from their homes successful little than 2 weeks. Israel says it intends to thrust nan militant group distant from its separator truthful that tens of thousands of Israeli citizens tin return to their homes.
Iranian-backed Hezbollah, nan strongest equipped unit successful Lebanon, began firing rockets into Israel almost instantly aft Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack, calling it a show of support for nan Palestinians. Hezbollah and Israel’s subject person traded occurrence almost daily.
Last week, Israel launched what it said was a constricted crushed cognition into confederate Lebanon aft a bid of attacks killed longtime Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and astir of his apical commanders. The fighting is nan worst since Israel and Hezbollah fought a monthlong warfare successful 2006. Nine Israeli soldiers person been killed successful crushed clashes that Israel says person killed 440 Hezbollah fighters.
It is not imaginable to verify battlefield reports from either side.
Macron responds to Netanyahu’s accusations
French President Emmanuel Macron connected Sunday reiterated his telephone for a partial arms embargo connected Israel — a request that prompted an angry consequence from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
In a written statement, Macron’s agency said he favors a halt to arms exports for usage successful Gaza because a cease-fire is needed “to extremity nan mounting violence, free nan hostages, protect civilians and clear nan measurement to nan governmental solutions needed for nan information of Israel and nan full Middle East.”
Macron’s earlier akin remarks led Netanyahu to merchandise a video connection successful which he called retired nan French president by sanction and referred to specified calls arsenic a “disgrace.”
Macron’s agency insisted that “France is Israel’s unfailing friend” and called Netanyahu’s remarks “excessive.”
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Magdy reported from Cairo. Associated Press writer Sylvie Corbet successful Paris contributed.
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