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Recap for October 22nd
Lebanon marked the most fatalities in a single day as conditions worsen in northern Gaza. Here's the latest
Lebanon marked the most fatalities in a single day since September 30, according to a CNN tally based on data from the Lebanese health ministry.
Meanwhile, Palestinians trapped in three cities of northern Gaza — Beit Lahiya, Jabalya and Beit Hanoun — have recounted scenes of horror over the past two weeks after the Israel Defense Forces launched a renewed incursion on October 5 that it said is targeting Hamas’ presence in the area. This comes as hospitals are running out of supplies and thousands of people in Jabalya Refugee Camp are stranded without water.
Here’s the latest from the conflicts in the Middle East:
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to Israel:
- Blinken “underscored the need to capitalize” on the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar by bringing all hostages home and ending the Gaza conflict during his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday, according to a State Department statement.
- Blinken stressed the US’ “ironclad commitment to Israel’s security, including in response to Iran’s unprecedented ballistic missile attack” in a meeting with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant
- A US senior administration official said the need to increase humanitarian aid into Gaza was a “prominent topic” in Blinken’s meetings in Israel Tuesday
Latest developments in Lebanon:
- Possible Hezbollah successor killed: Hashem Safieddine, a possible successor to late Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, was killed in an attack in Beirut about three weeks ago, along with other commanders, the Israel Defense Forces said Tuesday. Hezbollah has not yet confirmed the IDF’s claim.
- Latest strikes: At least 10 people were killed and 31 others injured in two separate Israeli strikes in southern and northeastern Lebanon on Tuesday, the country’s health ministry said.
- Rising death toll at Lebanese hospital: At least 18 people, including four children, were killed in a deadly Israeli strike outside the Rafik Hariri University Hospital on Monday, the Lebanese Ministry of Health said Tuesday. The facility is considered to be the largest public hospital in Lebanon. The IDF said it had targeted a “Hezbollah terrorist site” in a strike near the hospital on Monday.
Dire situation worsens in Gaza:
- Stranded without water: Water supply at the Jabalya refugee camp in northern Gaza ran out entirely on Tuesday, according to UNRWA, the UN’s main agency in Gaza, as living conditions continue to deteriorate for the thousands of residents who have been trapped there. Concern is also mounting for the many people trapped under the rubble with first responders “blocked from reaching them,” UNRWA said.
- Kamal Adwan Hospital: The last full operational hospital has run out of blood units, medications and basic medical equipment, like tubes for chest drainage, as it cares for more than 150 patients — 15 of whom are in intensive care, including newborn babies, according to its director Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya. CNN has reached out to the Israeli military for a response on Abu Safiya’s comments.
- No aid to northern Gaza: Medicine, medical supplies and food have not entered northern Gaza for 18 days, a Gaza health ministry official said, accusing Israel of preventing international aid convoys from reaching the area.
- Palestinians killed across northern Gaza: At least 23 Palestinians were killed by Israel in parts of the besieged regions of northern Gaza early Tuesday, according to Gaza Civil Defense. This includes people trying to flee the Mashrou’ neighborhood of Beit Lahiya, where people had received Israeli fliers, calling on them to leave. CNN cannot independently verify the authenticity of the flier and has reached out to the IDF for comment.
