Israel has attacked six countries in the past 72 hours
On Tuesday, Israel launched an air strike on Hamas leaders in a residential compound located in Qatar’s capital, Doha, during a meeting of the group to discuss a US-proposed ceasefire for Gaza.
The strike killed six people, including the son of senior Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya, the director of al-Hayya’s office, as well as three bodyguards and a Qatari security officer.
The attack was part of a wider wave of Israeli strikes extending beyond its borders and marked the sixth country attacked by Israel’s military in just 72 hours and the seventh country since the start of this year.
Israeli strike kills person in southern Lebanon
Lebanon’s Health Ministry reports that an Israeli drone attack in the southern Tyre district hit a motorcycle, killing one person. It follows a Tuesday raid south of Beirut that wounded one person, and Monday attacks in eastern Lebanon that killed five, which Israel said targeted Hezbollah sites.
In a statement, the military said it had carried out attacks against Hezbollah “infrastructure” in the Bekaa Valley and in the Zrariyeh area of southern Lebanon. There was no immediate comment by Hezbollah.
Israel has been violating a November 2024 ceasefire it reached with Hezbollah, carrying out near-daily attacks on Lebanon, claiming to target Hezbollah sites and members but also killing large numbers of civilians, displacing communities, and destroying infrastructure and residential buildings.
