{"id":116278,"date":"2024-10-20T09:47:07","date_gmt":"2024-10-20T02:47:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=116278"},"modified":"2024-10-20T09:47:07","modified_gmt":"2024-10-20T02:47:07","slug":"israeli-strike-kills-at-least-73-in-northern-gaza-medics-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=116278","title":{"rendered":"Israeli strike kills at least 73 in northern Gaza, medics say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 ejjhCR\">\n<div data-testid=\"hero-image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/f85f\/live\/8e5614c0-8e62-11ef-8e6d-e3e64e16c628.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/f85f\/live\/8e5614c0-8e62-11ef-8e6d-e3e64e16c628.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/f85f\/live\/8e5614c0-8e62-11ef-8e6d-e3e64e16c628.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/f85f\/live\/8e5614c0-8e62-11ef-8e6d-e3e64e16c628.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/f85f\/live\/8e5614c0-8e62-11ef-8e6d-e3e64e16c628.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/f85f\/live\/8e5614c0-8e62-11ef-8e6d-e3e64e16c628.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/f85f\/live\/8e5614c0-8e62-11ef-8e6d-e3e64e16c628.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/f85f\/live\/8e5614c0-8e62-11ef-8e6d-e3e64e16c628.jpg.webp\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"Reuters A lone Palestinian drags a trolley along a path between debris from destroyed buildings showing the devastation caused by the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><span class=\"sc-a34861b-2 fxQYxK\">Reuters<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw\">Beit Lahia has been hit by earlier strikes, pictured here in June<!-- --><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Israeli strikes have killed at least 73 people, including women and children, in the city of Beit Lahia in northern Gaza, the strip&#8217;s Hamas-run authorities say.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Dozens of others are injured and many are still trapped under the rubble after the bombing late on Saturday night, officials added.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Israel said it was checking reports of casualties but said the figures published by Hamas authorities were &#8220;exaggerated&#8221; and did not match information held by its military.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The latest strikes come just hours after reports of &#8220;heavy gunfire&#8221; from Israeli troops at the Indonesian Hospital in the city.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Rescue efforts in Beit Lahia are currently hampered due to communications and internet services being severed in the region, Gaza health officials said.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The Hamas-run government media office said the bombing hit &#8220;crowded&#8221; residential areas, and that 73 people had been killed &#8211; a number also reported by Gaza&#8217;s civil defence agency. The BBC cannot independently verify the figures.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">According to Palestinian news agency Wafa, an entire residential complex was destroyed in the strikes. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) told the BBC it had struck a &#8220;Hamas terror target&#8221; and was &#8220;doing everything possible to avoid causing harm to civilians&#8221;.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">It said the casualties given by the Hamas office were &#8220;exaggerated&#8221; and said such sources had &#8220;proven to be sorely unreliable in previous incidents.&#8221;<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Israel began a renewed military offensive in northern Gaza in early October, saying it is trying to prevent Hamas from regrouping in the area.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">In particular, Israeli forces have surrounded and bombarded the densely-populated Jabalia area, which includes an urban refugee camp &#8211; <!-- --><a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c8xez14e7lro\" class=\"sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB\" rel=\"noopener\">with at least 33 people reported killed in a strike late on Friday.<!-- --><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Humanitarian groups have warned that virtually no aid has entered the area in the past few weeks. Israel&#8217;s own statistics show that aid deliveries to Gaza as a whole have collapsed when compared with the same period in September.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The UN&#8217;s top humanitarian official, Joyce Msuya, said on Saturday that Palestinians in northern Gaza are enduring &#8220;unspeakable horrors&#8221; and called for these &#8220;atrocities&#8221; to stop.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">An Israeli minister, Amichai Chikli, told the BBC Israel had &#8220;blockaded&#8221; parts of northern Gaza.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;We allowed the civilian population to escape into the safe zone, and we prevented supplies to enter the blockade region,&#8221; he told the Newshour programme &#8211; referring to the IDF having warned people in the north to evacuate.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">He insisted this was &#8220;legal according to the international law&#8221;.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Israel has repeatedly denied it is preventing humanitarian aid from entering Gaza but the US has told it to boost access or risk having some American military assistance cut off.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 jFCfG\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/8178\/live\/4a671750-8e76-11ef-89ae-5575c76d98e6.png.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/8178\/live\/4a671750-8e76-11ef-89ae-5575c76d98e6.png.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/8178\/live\/4a671750-8e76-11ef-89ae-5575c76d98e6.png.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/8178\/live\/4a671750-8e76-11ef-89ae-5575c76d98e6.png.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/8178\/live\/4a671750-8e76-11ef-89ae-5575c76d98e6.png.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/8178\/live\/4a671750-8e76-11ef-89ae-5575c76d98e6.png.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/8178\/live\/4a671750-8e76-11ef-89ae-5575c76d98e6.png.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/8178\/live\/4a671750-8e76-11ef-89ae-5575c76d98e6.png.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"A map showing the Gaza Strip, with Beit Lahia marked in the very far north of the Strip.\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw\">Beit Lahia is near Jabalia, which has been the focus of Israel&#8217;s military offensive in the past fortnight<!-- --><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Meanwhile, <!-- --><a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cevyrj883ppo\" class=\"sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB\" rel=\"noopener\">Israel carried out at least a dozen air strikes on Beirut<!-- --><\/a> on Saturday, in the heaviest attack the Lebanese capital has witnessed in more than a week.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Damage and casualties were still being assessed, but at least one multi-storey building in the city&#8217;s southern suburbs had been completely destroyed.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The Israeli military said it had targeted Hezbollah&#8217;s weapons storage facilities and its intelligence headquarters command centre in Dahieh.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Hezbollah also continued to fire rockets into northern Israel, with the Israeli military saying about 200 projectiles &#8211; which usually means rockets &#8211; were fired on Saturday.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">One person was killed by shrapnel while in his car, Israel&#8217;s medical service Magen David Adom said.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Also on Saturday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said <!-- --><a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cwyl4e7w2e7o\" class=\"sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB\" rel=\"noopener\">an attempt had been made on his life following reports of a drone attack<!-- --><\/a> on his private residence.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;The attempt by Iran\u2019s proxy Hezbollah to assassinate me and my wife today was a grave mistake,&#8221; he wrote in a post on X.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Mr Netanyahu and his wife were not at home at the time, and no one was injured.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Iran says Hezbollah was behind the reported attack, Iranian state news agency IRNA reported. Hezbollah &#8211; which is funded and equipped by Iran &#8211; has not commented on the reports.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">At least 42,519 people have been killed and tens of thousands injured in Gaza since the war began last October, the Hamas-run authorities say.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The war began after Hamas attacked Israel on 7 October 2023, leaving around 1,200 people dead and 251 taken to Gaza as hostages. Israel vowed to destroy Hamas in response.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Earlier this week, the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in Gaza raised some hopes in some quarters of an end to the conflict.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">But the group&#8217;s deputy leader said Hamas would only be strengthened, and that Israeli hostages would not be returned until Israel withdrew from Gaza.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Iran&#8217;s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, also said on Saturday that Sinwar&#8217;s death would not halt the &#8220;Axis of Resistance&#8221; &#8211; the regional network of Iran-backed, heavily armed militias that oppose Israel.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;Hamas is alive and will remain alive,&#8221; Khamenei&#8217;s statement added.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw\">BBC Verify analyses footage of the Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar&#8217;s killing<!-- --><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cevyr97vrzzo\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reuters Beit Lahia has been hit by earlier strikes, pictured here in June Israeli strikes have killed at least 73 people, including women and children, in the city of Beit &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=116278\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-116278","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-world","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116278","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=116278"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116278\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=116278"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=116278"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=116278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}