Israeli airstrikes on the southern city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip, and a tank shelling in the central city of Deir al-Balah have killed at least nine Palestinians, including two children, hospital officials said Thursday. A man stands on a house that was destroyed by an Israeli airstrike, in Hanine village, south Lebanon, Thursday, April 25, 2024. Hezbollah militants and Israeli forces have been exchanging fire since a day after the Israel-Hamas war began on Oct. 7.
Tens of thousands of people have been displaced on both sides of the border. On the Israeli side, the cross-border fighting has killed 10 civilians and 12 soldiers, while in Lebanon, more than 350 people have been killed, including 50 civilians and 271 Hezbollah members. A ship traveling in the Gulf of Aden came under attack Thursday, officials said, the latest assault likely carried out by Yemen’s Houthi rebels over the
Hezbollah said that its fighters ambushed the convoy shortly before midnight Thursday, destroying two vehicles.