Israel on Saturday again carried out deadly air strikes on north Gaza, where the UN calls conditions “apocalyptic”, as Lebanon’s Hezbollah intensified rocket fire near Israel’s commercial hub of Tel Aviv, on Israel’s second front.
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Since late September Israel has been engaged in full-scale war against Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon while fighting continues against the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas.
The war has threatened to spiral even further after Israel and Iran attacked each other over the past few months. Iran’s supreme leader on Saturday vowed a further response to attacks against the Islamic republic and its allies.
Since October 6 Israeli forces have carried out a major air and ground assault on north Gaza, centred on the Jabilia area, vowing to stop attempts by Hamas militants to regroup.
“The situation unfolding in north Gaza is apocalyptic,” said a joint statement by UN agency heads.
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“The area has been under siege for almost a month, denied basic aid and life-saving supplies while bombardment and other attacks continue,” the heads of the humanitarian, health, and other agencies said.