Israel-Hamas war, Gaza genocide

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Recap for October 23rd

• Israeli fighter jets have carried out a violent assault on Beirut, striking Lebanon’s capital about 17 times in three hours, killing one person and injuring five, according to Lebanon’s Health Ministry.
• About six buildings have also been destroyed, marking one of the “most violent” nights in Beirut since the Israel-Hezbollah war escalated on September 23, according to Lebanese media.
• Air raid sirens have echoed across Tel Aviv as Hezbollah has claimed an attack on a military factory in the Israeli city, where US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is staying.
• Gaza’s civil defence has said its work in northern Gaza has “completely stopped”, leaving thousands without humanitarian services, after Israeli forces wounded three of its rescuers in a “targeted strike”.
• Syria is teetering on the brink of a “military, humanitarian and economic storm”, said Geir Pedersen, UN special envoy for Syria, who warned of spillover from fighting in Gaza and Lebanon.
• Hezbollah says it fired “precision missiles” and launched new types of attack drones for the first time in clashes with Israeli troops.
• Al Jazeera Media Network denounced Israel’s “unfounded allegations” that six of its journalists reporting in besieged northern Gaza are “terrorists”.
• Israel’s siege of north Gaza enters its 20th day with our correspondent reporting men and women have been forced out of their homes at gunpoint.
• Hezbollah confirmed senior figure Hashem Safieddine, touted as the likely replacement for slain leader Hassan Nasrallah, was killed in an Israeli attack several weeks ago.
• The Israeli military has launched major air strikes on Tyre, the fourth-largest city in Lebanon, after ordering its residents to evacuate the area.
• The polio vaccination campaign in northern Gaza was postponed because of Israeli bombardment and lack of access.