Israel attacks Beirut, targets Hezbollah chief of staff

The Israel Defense Forces said in a statement that it killed two alleged Hezbollah members in strikes in southern Lebanon on Saturday.

The IDF said it killed Kamel Reza Karnabsh in the Mayfadoun area of southern Lebanon. Karnabsh, the IDF said, "took part in Hezbollah's reestablishment attempts in the area."

Another alleged Hezbollah member was killed in the Houla area in southern Lebanon, the IDF said.

The man "served as the local representative of Hezbollah in the Houla area" and was "responsible for communication between the terror organization and the residents of the area regarding financial and military subjects," the IDF claimed.

At least 24 people were killed and 87 people injured in renewed Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, according to a statement from the Hamas-run Government Media Office in Gaza.

The Israeli strikes came after the Israel Defense Forces alleged a "blatant violation of the ceasefire agreement" after what it described as an "armed terrorist" crossed into Israeli-controlled territory in southern Gaza and shot at troops.

Hamas denied any involvement in the incident and said it remains committed to the ceasefire agreed last month.

The Hamas-run Health Ministry in Gaza said on Saturday that a total of 318 people have been killed by Israeli forces since the ceasefire came into effect on Oct. 11. Another 788 people have been injured, the ministry said.

A further 572 bodies have been recovered from under rubble during the ceasefire, the ministry said.

As of Saturday, the total death toll in Gaza since the war began on Oct. 7, 2023, stood at 69,513 people, per ministry figures.

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A spokesman for the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office said, "A serious, potentially deadly crime was committed, an indictment was filed, and the court is proceeding under due process. Advocacy campaigns do not change the facts or the law."

The Israel Defense Forces targeted groups of Palestinians in Gaza City inside the green area (safe zone) on Wednesday, killing 32 people, including 12 children and eight women, the Gaza Ministry of Health reported on Thursday. All of those killed in Wednesday’s attacks were far from the yellow line that separates the safe zone from the IDF-controlled area.

A total of 312 Palestinians have been killed across the Gaza Strip since the U.S.-backed peace plan came into effect in October, according to the health ministry.

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