At least 37 people, including three children and seven women, have lost their lives in an Israeli air attack in Beirut's southern suburbs, with the death toll continuing to rise, AL Jazeera reported citing Lebanon's health minister's statement
In a statement shared on X, the IDF confirmed the killing of senior Hezbollah military figure Ibrahim Aqil. Alongside Aqil, several senior operatives in Hezbollah's Operations Staff and commanders from the Radwan Unit were also killed.
As the country's tensions with Hezbollah escalate, Israel has said it carried out a "targeted strike" in Beirut, the first striking the Lebanese capital since July, The Washington Post reported.
United Nations General Assembly President Philemon Yang on Tuesday stressed the role of justice and the rule of law in achieving lasting peace and security for both Israelis and Palestinians.
Thousands of demonstrators against the Israeli government have assembled in the heart of Tel Aviv, demanding greater efforts to achieve the release of hostages held captive in Gaza, Al Jazeera reported.
Trump vowed that it is in the US' "best interest" to end the conflict and vowed he would bring both wars to an end while being the President-elect. Harris, on the other hand, accused Trump of wanting to "give up" and backed the Biden-Harris administration's stance on the two issues.
According to the military, the strike targeted "significant" Hamas members in the Mawasi humanitarian zone who "planned and carried out terrorist attacks" against both Israeli soldiers and civilians.
Speaking at an Islamic schools' association event near Istanbul, Erdogan said, "The only step that will stop Israeli arrogance, Israeli banditry, and Israeli state terrorism is the alliance of Islamic countries."
US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby stated that the Biden administration believes that the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas is 90 per cent agreed on, adding, "That's how close we believe we are," Al Jazeera reported.