Israel accused of killing journalists in Lebanon, kids at Gaza hospital

Tel Aviv — An Israeli airstrike killed 3 journalists Friday successful confederate Lebanon, successful a compound that was known to beryllium lodging much than a twelve journalists from respective organizations, according to Lebanon's wellness ministry. Lebanon's Prime Minister Najib Mikati called nan onslaught deliberate and "war crimes committed by nan Israeli enemy."  

The Israel Defense Forces did not instantly remark connected nan strike, but later said it was looking into it.

The 3 journalists were identified arsenic 2 camera operators and 1 technologist who worked for media companies linked to Iran and nan Lebanese group it backs, Hezbollah, which Israel has been successful an escalating war pinch for a year. Hezbollah has agelong been designated a violent group by nan U.S., Israel and galore different nations.

The pre-dawn onslaught astir 5 miles wrong nan Lebanese separator obliterated a building and destroyed astatine slightest 1 conveyance branded "PRESS."

A position of harm caused by an Israeli onslaught that deed a guesthouse wherever journalists were staying successful nan municipality of Hasbaiyya, successful confederate Lebanon, Oct. 25, 2024. Ramiz Dallah/Anadolu/Getty

The Associated Press and different agencies said nary informing had been issued earlier nan onslaught connected nan guesthouse wherever nan journalists had been sleeping.

The IDF reported 5 casualties of its ain successful confederate Lebanon connected Thursday, saying that Hezbollah militants came retired of a passageway shaft and began lobbing grenades, prompting Israeli soldiers to return fire. 

The IDF says 22 of its soldiers person been killed successful action successful confederate Lebanon since Israel launched crushed operations location astatine nan opening of October.

Family members mourn connected a coffin covered pinch an Israeli emblem during a ceremonial for Warrant Officer (Res.) Guy Idan, 51, Oct. 25, 2024 successful Shomrat, Israel. Idan was among 5 Israeli soldiers who nan Israeli service said were killed fighting successful confederate Lebanon connected Oct. 24. Amir Levy/Getty

Israel's subject has besides pressed connected and ramped up its violative against Hezbollah's Hamas friends successful nan Gaza Strip since nan killing of nan group's leader Yahya Sinwar earlier this month. IDF strikes killed astatine slightest 38 group successful nan confederate Gaza metropolis of Khan Younis, wellness officials successful nan Hamas-ruled Palestinian territory said Friday, pinch astatine slightest 14 children reportedly among nan dead. 

In nan northbound of nan enclave, Israeli forces stormed nan past operational infirmary successful nan area, nan Kamal Adwan Hospital, aft 2 different neighboring accommodation went retired of work successful caller days. The infirmary is successful Beit Lahia, northwest of Jabalia, which has been a awesome attraction of IDF operations successful caller weeks. 

Health workers said IDF troops entered nan infirmary successful nan mediate of nan night, soon aft a World Health Organization delegation near nan facility. 

Women and children hold for aesculapian attraction arsenic they beryllium connected nan level of nan trauma ward of nan Kamal Adwan Hospital successful Beit Lahia, bluish Gaza Strip, Oct. 24, 2024, amid nan ongoing warfare successful nan Palestinian territory betwixt Israel and Hamas. AFP/Getty

In a statement, nan IDF said forces were operating successful nan area of nan infirmary "based connected intelligence accusation regarding nan beingness of terrorists and violent infrastructure successful nan area," and that they had "eliminated hundreds of terrorists" there. The IDF said it had evacuated astir 45,000 Palestinian civilians earlier nan operation.

Three Israeli soldiers were killed successful nan operations successful bluish Gaza, nan IDF said Friday.

Amid nan ongoing fighting successful Lebanon and Gaza, U.S. Secretary of State Antonly Blinken was backmost successful nan region this week pushing for a bid agreement.  

After his 11th sojourn to nan Middle East successful a year, Blinken was successful London connected Friday, wherever he was gathering his counterparts from Jordan and Qatar, on pinch Lebanon's caretaker premier minister. 

After his chat pinch Jordan's overseas minister, nan State Department issued a connection saying Blinken had, "underscored nan value of bringing nan warfare successful Gaza to an end, securing nan merchandise of each hostages, and alleviating nan suffering of nan Palestinian people."

On Lebanon, Blinken told Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadiin that nan U.S. remained committed to moving pinch its location partners "to found lasting stability" by seeking a negotiated solution to nan Israel-Hezbollah conflict based connected an existing United Nations resolution.

Blinken has said that Israel cannot time off its troops successful Lebanon for an extended play of time, and that nan IDF has to do much to debar harming civilians, Lebanon's subject forces and U.N. peacekeepers based successful nan southbound of nan country. 

Israel confirmed Thursday that it would nonstop its spy main David Barnea to Qatar connected Sunday for different information of talks pinch U.S. and location officials aimed astatine hammering retired a cease-fire agreement. CIA Director Bill Burns is besides expected to subordinate nan meetings, on pinch nan premier curate of Qatar, which has served arsenic 1 of nan mediating countries complete nan past year.

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