Heavy Fighting Continues in Gaza and Lebanon, With Missile Strikes in Northern Israel

Published on October 10, 2024

Heavy fighting continued on Oct. 9 both in Gaza and on the Lebanese border. In Gaza, fighting was concentrated on Jabaliya in northern Gaza, where Israel has been conducting a large operation. Airstrikes there killed 18 people. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) ordered three hospitals in northern Gaza to evacuate. A Hezbollah missile attack killed two people in Kiryat Shmona, Israel’s northernmost city, and wounded three. They were the first Israeli civilians killed by rockets since fighting intensified there last month. They were identified as a couple in their 40s walking their dog, who hadn’t been able to reach shelter in time....

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