War grinds on as peace talks continue to falter
Sirens sounded in central and northern Israel Saturday and the Israeli military continued to pummel Lebanon and Gaza, as cease-fire talks held this week yielded little hope of ending hostilities on the ground.
Sirens sounded in central and northern Israel Saturday and the Israeli military continued to pummel Lebanon and Gaza, as cease-fire talks held this week yielded little hope of ending hostilities on the ground.
Northern Gaza, already the most heavily destroyed and isolated part of the strip, has been subjected to a renewed weekslong offensive by the Israel Defense Forces, driving the area to a situation the United Nations calls “apocalyptic.”
On Saturday, Israel said its air force had struck “more than 120 terror targets belonging to both Hamas and Hezbollah,” in Gaza and Lebanon over the past day. The Israeli military bombed targets in Beirut's densely-populated southern suburbs overnight after warning residents to evacuate. It was the first time in several days that the area, a Hezbollah stronghold, had been hit.
The Lebanese Health Ministry said 52 people were killed by the Israeli strikes, and 72 injured across the country on Friday. On Saturday Gaza's health ministry said 55 people were killed and 192 injured by Israel over the previous 24 hours.
A man prepares meals in Gaza City Saturday.OMAR AL-QATTAA / AFP - Getty ImagesMeanwhile, Iran’s Supreme Leader threatened Israel and the United States on Saturday, saying that they would “definitely receive a tooth-breaking response for what they are doing against Iran” and its proxies.
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