Missile strikes kill civilians in Israeli town of Beit Shemesh
Israeli emergency services reported casualties from missile strikes on the town of Beit Shemesh. The reports indicate multiple deaths from the attack.
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Israeli emergency services reported casualties from missile strikes on the town of Beit Shemesh. The reports indicate multiple deaths from the attack.
Nine people were killed in central Israel when an Iranian rocket struck a building in the Beit Shemesh area. The UAE reported three deaths from strikes that Tehran claims targeted American military bases, and Kuwait's health ministry reported one death from the strikes. This brings the total death toll in Israel from Iranian strikes to at least 10 since Israeli-American attacks on Iran began Saturday morning.
Israeli reconnaissance drones have been conducting operations over Gaza, causing alarm among the civilian population.
A documentary series has recorded real events experienced by Gaza residents, including repeated displacement, food and water scarcity, and efforts to maintain daily life despite ongoing shelling.
Food shortages have intensified in Gaza following the closure of crossings, halting the flow of humanitarian aid and commercial goods. Prices for vegetables and other food items have doubled due to hoarding by some merchants and widespread public purchases for storage amid concerns of renewed scarcity.
Israeli air attacks on Lebanon have killed at least 31 people and wounded 149, according to Lebanon's health ministry. The strikes targeted Beirut's southern suburbs and the country's south, with 20 killed and 91 wounded in the capital's suburbs and 11 killed and 58 wounded in the south. The attacks followed rocket fire by Hezbollah.
New military escalation has erupted between Hezbollah and Israel following rocket fire toward northern occupied territories, with Israeli airstrikes responding across Beirut and southern Lebanon. The conflict has expanded to involve US-Israeli military operations against Iran, with Israeli strikes on Tehran and subsequent Lebanese casualties reported by health authorities. Analysts warn of potential further widening of the confrontation amid ongoing violations of ceasefire agreements.
Israeli airstrikes targeted the southern suburb of Beirut and Nabatieh on Monday, killing 31 Lebanese and wounding 149 others according to preliminary reports. The strikes resulted in the reported assassination of Muhammad Raad, described as head of a parliamentary bloc. The Lebanese health ministry confirmed the casualties from the airstrike operations.
Bahrain's Interior Ministry reported that debris from an intercepted rocket struck a ship and caused a fire in a maritime area near the capital Manama. One worker was killed and two others sustained serious injuries in the incident.
Journalistic and security sources report an airstrike targeting a Popular Mobilization Forces (Hashd al-Shaabi) headquarters in Diyala province, 60 kilometers east of Baghdad. The strike resulted in at least four fatalities.