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

Spain's interior ministry says it will cancel a contract to buy ammunition from an Israeli firm.

Cadena Ser radio had earlier reported that the Guardia Civil police force agreed to buy more than 15 million nine-mm rounds for six million euros ($6.48m) from Guardian LTD Israel.

Spain said it would stop arms sales to Israel in October 2023 when Israel's war on Gaza began.

"The Spanish government maintains the commitment not to sell weapons to the Israeli state since the armed conflict broke out in the territory of Gaza," the ministry said.

"Although in this case it is an acquisition of ammunition, the interior ministry has initiated the administrative procedure to cancel the purchase," it said.

The ministry said that Israeli companies would also be excluded from any outstanding tenders.

Reporting by Reuters

Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant has said that the appointment of Naim Qassem as the new secretary-general of Lebanon's Hezbollah is "temporary".

"Temporary appointment. Not for long," he posted on X, accompanied by a picture of the new Hezbollah chief.

Temporary appointment.
Not for long. pic.twitter.com/ONu0GveApi

— יואב גלנט - Yoav Gallant (@yoavgallant) October 29, 2024

The health ministry in Gaza reports that since 7 October, 2023, Israeli military attacks have killed at least 43,061 people and wounded 101,223.

In the past 24 hours alone, 41 Palestinians were killed and 113 wounded.

These figures exclude 93 fatalities and numerous injuries from an Israeli strike on a residential building in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza.

Unicef spokesperson James Elder warned that Israel’s ban on Unrwa could lead to “the collapse of the humanitarian system in Gaza,” adding that this decision “creates a new way to kill children.”

UN humanitarian office spokesperson Jens Laerke emphasised that “Unrwa is indispensable and there is no alternative to it at this point.”

When asked if the ban amounts to collective punishment, Laerke responded, “I think it is a fair description... this would add to the acts of collective punishment that we have seen imposed on Gaza.”

The Israeli army reported that four soldiers, including an officer, were killed in Jabalia, located in the northern Gaza Strip. 

Israeli raids on the Gaza Strip since dawn today have killed 115 people, with 109 of the fatalities reported in northern Gaza, medical sources told Al Jazeera Arabic. 

UN rights expert Francesca Albanese has renewed her claim that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, asserting that the country aims to "eradicate Palestinians" from their homeland.

Albanese, an independent expert on rights in the occupied Palestinian territories who has often faced strong criticism from Israel, stated in a new report that "the genocide of the Palestinians appears to be the means to an end: the complete removal or eradication of Palestinians from the land integral to their identity, and which is illegally and openly coveted by Israel."

Hezbollah has named Naim Qassem as its new secretary-general, weeks after the killing of long-time chief Hassan Nasrallah. 

In a statement on Tuesday, the Lebanese group said Qassem was appointed leader due to his "adherence to the principles and goals of Hezbollah". 

"[We ask] God to guide him in this noble mission in leading Hezbollah and its Islamic resistance," it added. 

Nasrallah was killed on 27 September by Israeli air strikes in Beirut. 

Hashem Safieddine, a top leader who was believed to be its first choice to succeed Nasrallah, was killed in an Israeli strike on 3 October.

Read more: Hezbollah appoints Naim Qassem as new leader

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (Unrwa) warned that its humanitarian operations in Gaza are on the brink of collapse.

The agency emphasised that finding a replacement would be extremely difficult and argued that Israel should prioritise a ceasefire and peace efforts over targeting Unrwa.

Unicef stated that without its operation in Gaza, it will be unable to distribute life-saving supplies, calling the ban a "new way to kill children".

On Monday, the Israeli Knesset passed a bill banning Unrwa from operating within Israel, despite opposition from the United States and the United Nations

Since 7 October, around 12,000 Israeli soldiers have been wounded, leading to a 20 percent increase in rehabilitation patients, now totalling 74,000, reported Haaretz.

Approximately 1,000 wounded soldiers are admitted each month, alongside 500 new injury claims related to past incidents. The rehabilitation division projects that by 2030, about 100,000 Israeli soldiers will be classified as disabled, with nearly half facing psychological challenges.

Reports indicate that 51 percent of the wounded are aged 18 to 30, and 43 percent experience psychological effects, such as anxiety, depression, adjustment issues, and PTSD.

Additionally, 23 soldiers have severe head injuries, 60 are amputees with prosthetics, 12 have lost vision, and 1,500 were injured twice during combat.

Medical sources told Al Jazeera Arabic that at least 100 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli raids on the Gaza Strip since dawn, with 94 of the fatalities occurring in the northern region.

Channel 7 in Israel reported that an Israeli soldier was killed in ongoing battles in the Gaza Strip.

The director of government media in Gaza informed Al Jazeera Arabic that 93 people have been killed and approximately 40 are missing following the Israeli attack in the Beit Lahia area in northern Gaza.

The death toll from an Israeli air strike on a building in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza, has reached 80, including 25 children, with dozens more still unaccounted for, Al Jazeera Arabic reported. 

The Israeli army reported that a drone that struck the southern city of Ashkelon this morning was launched from Yemen, where Houthi forces have previously targeted Israel in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.

According to an army statement on Telegram, the drone caused no damage and landed in an open area.