Gaza
\nIsraeli strikes on northern Lebanon and Gaza have killed dozens of people including several children, rescuers and officials say. The Lebanese health ministry said at least 23 people including seven children were killed on Sunday in Almat near Byblos, to the north of the capital Beirut.
\nIn northern Gaza, the civil defence agency said at least 30 people were killed in Israeli strikes on two houses in the besieged enclave.
\nThe first strike early Sunday hit a house in Jabalia, killing \u201cat least 25\u201d people, including 13 children, and injuring more than 30, according to the agency.
\nAnother five people were killed in the Sabra neighbourhood of Gaza City and some are still missing in the aftermath, the civil defence agency said.
\nThe Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Hezbollah had stored weapons at, and were operating from, the site it had targeted in Lebanon.
\nIt added \u201cnumerous steps were taken to mitigate the risk of harm to civilians, including the use of aerial surveillance and precise intelligence\u201d.
\nThe IDF said it struck a site in Jabalia where \u201cterrorists were operating\u201d and in the case of that strike as well, steps had been taken to mitigate civilian harm.
\nThe details of both incidents were under review, it said. The Lebanese health ministry said rescue workers were still searching the rubble after the strike in Almat.
\nIsrael has escalated its campaign against Iran-backed Lebanese armed group Hezbollah. Its main focus had been southern Lebanon, aiming to weaken the group\u2019s capacity to launch rockets across the border. But in recent weeks, operations have targeted cities and towns throughout Lebanon.
\nIn a separate incident to the south, three medical workers were killed when an Israeli strike hit an Islamic Health Authority building in Adloun, the health ministry said.
\nIn a further update, the Lebanese health ministry said in a statement on Sunday that 53 people were killed on Saturday, including 28 in the south and 17 in Baalbek.
\nThe IDF said it had intercepted Hezbollah rockets on Saturday after the militant group launched 70 projectiles, according to Israel\u2019s military.
\nSince the escalation of the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah seven weeks ago, at least 3,189 people have been killed,14,078 injured and more than 1.2 million displaced across Lebanon, according to Lebanese authorities.
\nIn Gaza, aid groups say Jabalia and other parts of northern Gaza have been under siege since early October when Israel launched a new ground offensive against the Palestinian armed group Hamas.
\nDr Fadel Naim, director of the Al-Ahly Hospital in Gaza City, told AP news agency that his facility had received 17 bodies from Jabalia so far, including those of nine women, and the death toll was likely to rise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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