Israeli Airstrike on Gaza Residential Block Leaves Nearly 100 Dead

A single Israeli airstrike on a residential block in the northern Gaza city of Beit Lahia has left nearly 100 people dead, according to Gaza’s civil defense agency. The strike hit a five-story building housing around 200 people, killing 93 and leaving 40 missing, with dozens more injured.

Palestinian rescuers and family members were scouring the rubble of the demolished building, located near the Jabalia area where an ongoing Israeli operation is targeting pockets of Hamas fighters. The incident came just hours after the Israeli parliament voted to ban a key United Nations aid agency working in the Palestinian



territory.

Meanwhile, in Lebanon, the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah has named a new leader, former deputy Sheikh Naim Kassem, following the killing of its powerful chief Hassan Nasrallah and his presumed successor.The Israeli military acknowledged reports of civilian casualties in the Beit Lahia airstrike, stating that the details of the incident were under investigation. This latest tragedy highlights the ongoing conflict and humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip, which has seen more than 43,000 people killed in the past year, according to local officials.