Fire breaks out at Gaza hospital after Israeli strike
Monday, 14 October 2024 23:49
What we know
- A Hezbollah drone attack overnight at a military base in northern Israel killed at least four people and injured 61 more.
- At least 20 people, including children, were killed in an Israeli strike at a Gaza school, according to two hospitals. Meanwhile, explosions hit outside Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, killing three people and injuring about 50.
- The U.S. has approved deploying the THAAD missile defense system in Israel along with U.S. troops to operate it, deepening America's involvement in the conflict ahead of Israel's expected retaliatory strikes against Iran.
- U.N. peacekeepers in southern Lebanon will "remain in all positions," according to Stéphane Dujarric, spokesperson for Secretary-General António Guterres. The comments come after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged the UNIFIL force to leave the area after one of its outposts came under repeated attack by the Israeli military.
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