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Israel carried out one of the most intense bombardments of the past year, as warplanes launched 70 airstrikes, Lebanese security officials said. The barrage came shortly after Hezbollah’s leader vowed to respond after explosions of pagers and walkie-ta…
Israeli forces pulled back from the city of Tulkarm this week only to return, leaving some residents asking whether it is worth rebuilding after destructive raids.
The United Nations criticized the strike, which killed 18 people including six of its workers. Israel said the former school it targeted had become a haven for militants.
Six U.N. employees were among those killed in the strikes at a school turned shelter in Nuseirat, U.N. officials said. The Israeli military said Hamas fighters were using the school to carry out attacks.
Israeli forces said they struck at Hamas militants in an area crowded with civilians. The Gazan Health Ministry said at least 19 people were confirmed dead, and more were buried in the rubble.
Syria blamed Israel for one of the deadliest attacks in the country in months. Israel did not immediately comment.
In a separate incident, a 13-year-old Palestinian girl was also fatally shot, part of the rising toll of West Bank violence during the war in Gaza.
U.S. officials say that Hamas and Israel have not agreed on how many people each side would set free, nor on who they would be, in the first, six-week phase of a truce.
President Volodymyr Zelensky’s party announced a slate of nine candidates for cabinet posts on Wednesday, marking the biggest shake-up in the government since the war against Russia started.
In its first two days, the campaign to vaccinate 640,000 Gazan children has been more successful than expected, a W.H.O. official said.