Live: Over 200 Lebanese children killed in two months of Israeli attacks

The Gaza government media office reported that the number of journalists killed has reached 183 since the beginning of Israel’s war on the Gaza Strip.

According to data from the Committee to Protect Journalists, based in New York, the Gaza conflict is now the “deadliest for journalists” since the organisation began documenting journalist fatalities worldwide in 1992.

The International Center for Journalists, a Washington-based NGO, said in February that violence against journalists in Gaza has reached unprecedented levels in the past 30 years, urging Israel to cease these actions and investigate the killings of media personnel by its forces.

Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich stated that “Gaza must be reoccupied” and that the “Israeli army will remain in the Gaza Strip for many years to ensure security.”  

He added, “The army will maintain operational security control in Gaza for the long term to meet the objectives of the war and prevent Hamas from recovering.”

Smotrich also estimated that “a political settlement will be reached by the end of the year.”

A global LGBTQ+ advocacy group has suspended an Israeli member organisation and dropped its bid to hold an upcoming conference in Tel Aviv, following strong calls from Palestinian LGBTQ+ groups to do so.

The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association, known as ILGA World, announced this week that its board had suspended the membership of The Aguda, an umbrella organisation for Israel’s LGBTQ+ community.

ILGA World said The Aguda’s proposal to hold the group’s next world conference in Tel Aviv had violated its aims and objectives, and it is now reviewing The Aguda’s larger compliance with the ILGA World constitution.

The Aguda’s bid had been due to be voted on at ILGA World’s conference this month in Cape Town, South Africa.

“We know that seeing the Tel Aviv bid taken into consideration caused anger and harm to our communities,” ILGA World said.

Read more: Major LGBTQ+ federation suspends Israeli group, drops bid for Tel Aviv event

The Israeli army said that it intercepted more than 100 drones throughout October, though it did not specify their origins.

According to the statement, seven unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) were launched overnight from multiple fronts toward Israel, all of which were intercepted.

Fifteen United Nations and humanitarian organisations have issued a strong plea for an immediate ceasefire and protection for civilians in Gaza, urging Israel to end its assault on the enclave. In a joint statement, they described conditions in north Gaza as "apocalyptic", saying that hospitals have been attacked, schools bombed and civilians targeted as they seek refuge.

"Humanitarian aid cannot keep up with the scale of the needs due to access constraints," they said, as essentials like food and medical supplies remain unavailable. They reported that rescue teams are "deliberately attacked" while attempting to save those trapped under rubble.

The statement also condemned recent Israeli legislation that bans the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (Unrwa), calling it a "catastrophe for the humanitarian response in Gaza" and a move that "violates Israel’s obligations under international law".

Expressing profound concern for Gaza's population, the groups called for Israel to respect international law and humanitarian principles, saying that "there is no alternative" to Unrwa for supporting the millions who rely on its services. They also called on both Israel and Palestinian armed groups to comply with international law, release detainees and cease attacks on civilian infrastructure.

In their appeal, they urged UN member states to ensure compliance with international law, stating: "The entire region is on the edge of a precipice. An immediate cessation of hostilities and a sustained, unconditional ceasefire are long overdue."

Kamal Kharrazi, a former Iranian foreign minister and advisor to Iran's supreme leader, told Al-Mayadeen news agency that Tehran may extend the range of its ballistic missiles.

Kharrazi also suggested that Iran’s nuclear doctrine could shift if the country faces an existential threat, Reuters reported.

The Lebanese Ministry of Health has reported an initial toll of 10 killed and 26 wounded following Israeli air raids on towns in the Bekaa Valley in eastern Lebanon, adding eight were killed in the village of Amhaz.

An Israeli air strike has flattened a building in southern Lebanon's Tyre, known in Arabic as Sour, AFP news agency is reporting.

Emergency teams were seen retrieving people from the rubble, according to the report.

Lebanon's National News Agency reported that Israeli fighter jets targeted two buildings near Imam Hussein Mosque in the city's Raml neighbourhood.

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An Israeli strike near the Firas market in Gaza City has killed at least three people, Al Jazeera Arabic is reporting.

Citing local sources, it reported that journalist Bilal Rajab is among the dead.

Emergency teams have recovered seven bodies after an Israeli air strike targeted a family home sheltering around 20 people in eastern Lebanon's Younine town, the country's National News Agency is reporting.

The search for bodies and injured is ongoing.

Meanwhile, another four people were killed in an Israeli strike on a house in the nearby village of Nahle.

Nine Israelis have been injured in a rocket attack launched from Lebanon targeting Karmiel in northern Israel, Israeli media is reporting.

The Israeli army said it had detected 30 rockets launched from Lebanon, noting that several were intercepted while others landed in the region.

Hezbollah claimed to have launched a "rocket salvo" targeting the city, adding that it had also fired rockets toward the settlements of Ma'alot-Tarshiha and Kiryat Shmona in northern Israel.

The Israeli cabinet has approved the State Budget for 2025-26 which includes surge in military spending, as well as spending cuts and tax hikes to cover the costs of its ongoing war on Gaza.

The new budget allocates 147 billion ILS to military spending, representing the highest proportion of military spending in Israel's history.

A footnote in the budget cites the prolongation and intensification of Israel's war on Gaza.

At least 12 people have been killed in Israeli air strikes on the town of Amhaz in the Baalbek area of eastern Lebanon.

Lebanon's National News Agency reported that the strikes targeted a residential area.

It added that another two people were killed in an Israeli strike targeting a home in the town of Tariyya, with another person killed in an attack on a home in the Maslakh neighborhood of Nabatieh city.

The final phase of child polio vaccinations in northern Gaza will resume on Saturday, the head of the Word Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has announced.

The vaccination campaign was paused amid intensifying Israeli bombardment, forced expulsion orders and lack of humanitarian access to the region.

The final phase aims to vaccinate 119,279 children across northern Gaza.

Ghebreyesus said the campaign would resume following assurances of a "humanitarian pause" in Gaza City.

Wafa news agency is reporting that at least 10 Palestinians, including children, have been killed and others injured in a fresh Israeli attack on a school-turned-shelter in Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza.

This follows another attack on a home in the camp earlier today, which killed three people, including a child. Another three people were killed in an Israeli strike targeting two vehicles in Khan Younis, according to the agency.

Wafa reported earlier that at least 47 Palestinians were killed in overnight Israeli strikes on central Gaza's Deir al-Balah, Nuseirat refugee camp and Zawayda, with most of the victims killed in Nuseirat.