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| At least 73 killed in Israeli strike in northern Gaza, local officials say | At least 73 killed in Israeli strike in northern Gaza, local officials say |
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| Beit Lahia has been hit by earlier strikes, pictured here in June | Beit Lahia has been hit by earlier strikes, pictured here in June |
| Israeli strikes have killed at least 73 people, including women and children, in the city of Beit Lahia in northern Gaza, the strip's Hamas-run authorities say. | Israeli strikes have killed at least 73 people, including women and children, in the city of Beit Lahia in northern Gaza, the strip's Hamas-run authorities say. |
| Dozens of others are injured and many are still trapped under the rubble after the bombing late on Saturday night, officials added. | Dozens of others are injured and many are still trapped under the rubble after the bombing late on Saturday night, officials added. |
| Israel said it was checking reports of casualties but said the figures published by Hamas authorities were "exaggerated" and did not match information held by its military. | Israel said it was checking reports of casualties but said the figures published by Hamas authorities were "exaggerated" and did not match information held by its military. |
| Fighting also continues to be reported in southern Lebanon as well as the south of Beirut on Sunday morning, where smoke was seen rising above the city. | |
| Israel said its air force had attacked "about 175 terrorist targets" in Gaza and Lebanon over the past day. | |
| The Hamas-run government media office said the bombing in Beit Lahia on Saturday night hit "crowded" residential areas, and that 73 people had been killed - a number also reported by Gaza's civil defence agency. The BBC cannot independently verify the figures. | |
| According to Palestinian news agency Wafa, an entire residential complex was destroyed in the strikes. | According to Palestinian news agency Wafa, an entire residential complex was destroyed in the strikes. |
| Rescue efforts in Beit Lahia are currently hampered due to communications and internet services being severed in the region, Gaza health officials added. | |
| The latest strikes come just hours after reports of heavy gunfire from Israeli troops at the Indonesian Hospital in the city. | |
| The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) told the BBC it had struck a "Hamas terror target" and was "doing everything possible to avoid causing harm to civilians". | The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) told the BBC it had struck a "Hamas terror target" and was "doing everything possible to avoid causing harm to civilians". |
| It said the casualties given by the Hamas office were "exaggerated" and said such sources had "proven to be sorely unreliable in previous incidents." | It said the casualties given by the Hamas office were "exaggerated" and said such sources had "proven to be sorely unreliable in previous incidents." |
| Israel began a renewed military offensive in northern Gaza in early October, saying it is trying to prevent Hamas from regrouping in the area. | Israel began a renewed military offensive in northern Gaza in early October, saying it is trying to prevent Hamas from regrouping in the area. |
| In particular, Israeli forces have surrounded and bombarded the densely-populated Jabalia area, which includes an urban refugee camp - with at least 33 people reported killed in a strike late on Friday. | In particular, Israeli forces have surrounded and bombarded the densely-populated Jabalia area, which includes an urban refugee camp - with at least 33 people reported killed in a strike late on Friday. |
| Humanitarian groups have warned that virtually no aid has entered the area in the past few weeks. Israel's own statistics show that aid deliveries to Gaza as a whole have collapsed when compared with the same period in September. | Humanitarian groups have warned that virtually no aid has entered the area in the past few weeks. Israel's own statistics show that aid deliveries to Gaza as a whole have collapsed when compared with the same period in September. |
| The UN's top humanitarian official, Joyce Msuya, said on Saturday that Palestinians in northern Gaza are enduring "unspeakable horrors" and called for these "atrocities" to stop. | The UN's top humanitarian official, Joyce Msuya, said on Saturday that Palestinians in northern Gaza are enduring "unspeakable horrors" and called for these "atrocities" to stop. |
| Israel has repeatedly denied it is preventing humanitarian aid from entering Gaza but the US has told it to boost access or risk having some American military assistance cut off. | Israel has repeatedly denied it is preventing humanitarian aid from entering Gaza but the US has told it to boost access or risk having some American military assistance cut off. |
| Beit Lahia is near Jabalia, which has been the focus of Israel's military offensive in the past fortnight | Beit Lahia is near Jabalia, which has been the focus of Israel's military offensive in the past fortnight |
| Meanwhile, Israel carried out at least a dozen air strikes on Beirut on Saturday, in the heaviest attack the Lebanese capital has witnessed in more than a week. | Meanwhile, Israel carried out at least a dozen air strikes on Beirut on Saturday, in the heaviest attack the Lebanese capital has witnessed in more than a week. |
| Damage and casualties were still being assessed, but at least one multi-storey building in the city's southern suburbs had been completely destroyed. | Damage and casualties were still being assessed, but at least one multi-storey building in the city's southern suburbs had been completely destroyed. |
| The Israeli military said it had targeted Hezbollah's weapons storage facilities and its intelligence headquarters command centre in Dahieh. | The Israeli military said it had targeted Hezbollah's weapons storage facilities and its intelligence headquarters command centre in Dahieh. |
| Smoke was seen rising from southern Beirut in the early hours of Sunday after Israel's military ordered the immediate evacuation of two neighbourhoods in the area. | Smoke was seen rising from southern Beirut in the early hours of Sunday after Israel's military ordered the immediate evacuation of two neighbourhoods in the area. |
| The IDF told civilians they were "located near facilities and interests affiliated with Hezbollah, which the IDF will work against in the near future". | The IDF told civilians they were "located near facilities and interests affiliated with Hezbollah, which the IDF will work against in the near future". |
| Hezbollah also continued to fire rockets into northern Israel on Saturday, with the Israeli military saying about 200 projectiles - which usually means rockets - were fired. | Hezbollah also continued to fire rockets into northern Israel on Saturday, with the Israeli military saying about 200 projectiles - which usually means rockets - were fired. |
| One person was killed by shrapnel while in his car, Israel's medical service Magen David Adom said. | One person was killed by shrapnel while in his car, Israel's medical service Magen David Adom said. |
| Also on Saturday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said an attempt had been made on his life following reports of a drone attack on his private residence. | Also on Saturday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said an attempt had been made on his life following reports of a drone attack on his private residence. |
| "The attempt by Iran’s proxy Hezbollah to assassinate me and my wife today was a grave mistake," he wrote in a post on X. | "The attempt by Iran’s proxy Hezbollah to assassinate me and my wife today was a grave mistake," he wrote in a post on X. |
| Mr Netanyahu and his wife were not at home at the time, and no one was injured. | Mr Netanyahu and his wife were not at home at the time, and no one was injured. |
| Iran says Hezbollah was behind the reported attack, Iranian state news agency IRNA reported. Hezbollah - which is funded and equipped by Iran - has not commented on the reports. | Iran says Hezbollah was behind the reported attack, Iranian state news agency IRNA reported. Hezbollah - which is funded and equipped by Iran - has not commented on the reports. |
| At least 42,519 people have been killed and tens of thousands injured in Gaza since the war began last October, the Hamas-run authorities say. | At least 42,519 people have been killed and tens of thousands injured in Gaza since the war began last October, the Hamas-run authorities say. |
| The war began after Hamas attacked Israel on 7 October 2023, leaving around 1,200 people dead and 251 taken to Gaza as hostages. Israel vowed to destroy Hamas in response. | The war began after Hamas attacked Israel on 7 October 2023, leaving around 1,200 people dead and 251 taken to Gaza as hostages. Israel vowed to destroy Hamas in response. |
| Earlier this week, the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in Gaza raised some hopes in some quarters of an end to the conflict. | Earlier this week, the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in Gaza raised some hopes in some quarters of an end to the conflict. |
| But the group's deputy leader said Hamas would only be strengthened, and that Israeli hostages would not be returned until Israel withdrew from Gaza. | But the group's deputy leader said Hamas would only be strengthened, and that Israeli hostages would not be returned until Israel withdrew from Gaza. |
| 'I was shocked': Gaza man says Hamas Leader was killed in his house | 'I was shocked': Gaza man says Hamas Leader was killed in his house |
| Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, also said on Saturday that Sinwar's death would not halt the "Axis of Resistance" - the regional network of Iran-backed, heavily armed militias that oppose Israel. | Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, also said on Saturday that Sinwar's death would not halt the "Axis of Resistance" - the regional network of Iran-backed, heavily armed militias that oppose Israel. |
| "Hamas is alive and will remain alive," Khamenei's statement added. | "Hamas is alive and will remain alive," Khamenei's statement added. |
| BBC Verify analyses footage of the Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar's killing | BBC Verify analyses footage of the Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar's killing |