SvennoJ 5 hours ago
Main points on October 31st
- Medical sources have told Al Jazeera Israeli air raids have killed at least 95 people across Gaza over the past 24 hours, including an attack on two houses near the Nuseirat refugee camp that killed 16 Palestinians.
- Israeli attacks have killed 45 people in Lebanon over the past 24 hours, according to local authorities, including at least six health workers in separate strikes in southern Lebanon.
- Hezbollah rockets have killed seven people in northern Israel – four foreign workers and three Israelis – marking the deadliest day in months for civilians inside the country.
- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said negotiators have made “good progress” towards a deal that would bring a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.
- At least 10 people, mostly civilians, have been killed in air strikes on Syria’s Qusayr region bordering Lebanon, where Israel said it hit a Hezbollah weapons depot.
- The European Union has condemned Israel’s ban on the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), saying “as long as there is no sustainable solution to the conflict” UNRWA’s mandate “will remain vital”.
