Israel carries out air attacks across southern Lebanon
The Israeli military says it carried out an attack on Burj Shemali, near the southern city of Tyre, claiming it targeted a member of Hezbollah. The area includes a Palestinian refugee camp.
In a separate statement, the army said it launched an air strike on the Sidon region of southern Lebanon, targeting what it described as a Hezbollah fighter. There was no immediate comment from Hezbollah.
Israeli attacks have killed more than 300 people in Lebanon since the November 2024 ceasefire, including at least 127 civilians.
Israeli troops demolish home, raid towns across occupied West Bank
Below is a roundup of Israeli attacks throughout the Palestinian territory:
- Israeli forces have demolished a house and carried out raids across several towns in the occupied West Bank. Accompanied by military bulldozers, soldiers stormed the town of Shuqba, west of Ramallah, and demolished a four-storey home.
- In a separate incident, settlers attacked the village of Awarta, south of Nablus. Security sources told Wafa news agency that Israeli gangs set fire to three bulldozers, a vehicle and other farm equipment.
- Israeli troops also raided the town of Ajja, south of Jenin, briefly detaining several residents, with soldiers deployed across the town. They raided a local cafe and briefly detained its owner.
- Israeli forces detained seven Palestinians from the Hebron district, in the southern West Bank, after storming and ransacking their homes.
- A young man has been wounded during an assault by Israeli soldiers at the Deir Sharaf checkpoint, west of Nablus, Wafa reported.
Israeli Occupation forces began demolishing the home of citizen Ibrahim Abdullah Farah Qadah in the town of Shuqba, west of Ramallah
A four-story house, built over years of hard work, sacrifice, and hope, reduced to rubble in a single moment.#HomeDemolition #Palestine #Ramallah pic.twitter.com/W5NG30KgWs
— Government Communication Center (@pal_gcc_en) January 21, 2026
UNRWA chief condemns Israel’s ‘illegal’ seizure of East Jerusalem compound
Philippe Lazzarini, head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, says Israel has no legal right to seize the UN compound in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of occupied East Jerusalem, calling the move a blatant violation of international law.
“Contrary to reports in the media, the Israeli Government does not own or have rights to the property that houses UNRWA’s Sheikh Jarrah compound in East Jerusalem,” Lazzarini said in a statement.
“The Israeli Government’s claims are false and illegal. There has never been a transfer of property.”
UNRWA has leased the land from the Jordanian government since 1952, and it is now being seized “in blatant breach of international law”, Lazzarini said.
He also pointed to international rulings on Israel’s presence in East Jerusalem, saying: “The International Court of Justice and the UN General Assembly have determined that Israel’s presence in East Jerusalem is illegal and must end as rapidly as possible.”
