Live Updates: Overnight Israeli strikes kill dozens of Palestinians in Gaza

Saturday, October 12, 2024

07:19 GMT — Overnight Israeli strikes kill dozens of Palestinians in Gaza

A series of Israeli air strikes late last night on residential areas in northern Gaza has killed at least 25 Palestinians and wounded dozens more, the Palestinian news agency WAFA has reported.

The report said that the air strikes targeted a densely populated neighbourhood in Jabalia, completely demolishing a block of homes.

The attack left at least 22 people dead, including women, children, and the elderly, while rescue efforts continue for those still trapped under the rubble.

06:36 GMT — Irish defence forces chief slams Israeli strikes on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon

Ireland's defence forces chief of staff has criticised Israel’s latest attack near a UN peacekeeping mission position in southern Lebanon, calling it “a direct fire.”

“A round of a tank into an observer tower, which is a very small target has to be very deliberate, and it is a direct fire,” Sean Clancy said at RTE News.

“So, from a military perspective, this is not an accidental act, it is a direct act,” he added.

05:05 GMT — Indonesia calls on East Asian nations to recognise Palestine state

Indonesia called on the East Asian nations to recognise the Palestine state and urged the international community to stand by international law and humanity, state-run media has reported.

Speaking at East Asia summit in Vientiane, Laos, Vice President Ma'ruf Amin warned that many new conflicts could emerge.

"As leaders, we must take a stance and side with international law and humanity. Do not be selective in implementing international law. If this continues, I am afraid that many new conflicts will emerge," Anatara News quoted Amin as saying.

04:47 GMT — Israel orders Palestinians in northern Gaza to evacuate again

Israeli army has warned residents of northern Gaza neighbourhoods to evacuate their homes, head southward.

03:43 GMT — Hezbollah says launched missiles on Israeli base near Haifa

Lebanese group Hezbollah has said it launched a salvo of missiles at an Israeli military base south of the coastal city of Haifa.

Hezbollah fighters struck a base "south of the city of Haifa, targeting the explosives factory there with a salvo of... missiles", the group said in a statement.

03:32 GMT — Nicaragua cuts diplomatic ties with Israel in support of Palestine

Nicaragua has said it cut diplomatic ties with Israel in solidarity with the Palestinian people.

The government said all diplomatic relations with Israel were severed after a unanimous decision by the National Assembly.

It drew attention to the suffering of the Palestinian people because of Israeli attacks, and said Nicaragua will always stand in solidarity with Palestinians and its government, who are subjected to "destruction and barbarism."

03:15 GMT — Gaza kids face World War II conditions, Nobel Prize winner says

The situation with children in Gaza is similar to Japan at the end of World War II, Toshiyuki Mimaki, co-chair of Nobel Prize winning group Nihon Hidankyo has said.

"In Gaza, bleeding children are being held (by their parents). It's like in Japan 80 years ago," Mimaki, who heads a group of Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bomb survivors, said at a news conference in Tokyo.

"Children in Hiroshima and Nagasaki lost their fathers in the war and their mothers in the bombings. They became orphans."

02:40 — 100+ UN states condemn Israel’s 'persona non grata' declaration on Guterres

A coalition of 104 UN member states, along with the African Union, has condemned Israel's decision to declare Secretary-General Antonio Guterres "persona non grata."

The group voiced strong support for Guterres in a statement on Friday.

The statement, signed by the countries, including Türkiye, criticised Foreign Minister Katz’s decision and argued that giving Guterres the "unwelcome" label undermines the UN's mandate.

02:30 GMT — Qatar demands international probe for targeting of UN peacekeepers

Qatar demanded an immediate international investigation Friday for Israel’s targeting of the UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon (UNIFIL).

The Qatari Foreign Ministry condemned "the attack that targeted the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), which resulted in injuries among (its) personnel."

It added that the attacks against UNIFIL are "a flagrant violation of the provisions of international humanitarian law and Security Council Resolution No. 1701."

02:00 GMT — Drone fired from Syria falls in occupied Golan Heights

Israeli army said late Friday that a drone was fired from Syria and landed in an open area in the occupied Golan Heights.

It said air-raids sirens were activated but no injuries were reported from the strike.

No group has claimed responsibility. The last drone fired from Syria was in early September.

In a related development two drones infiltrated the city of Herzliya, central Israel, from Lebanon on Friday night, with one of them striking a building, according to Israeli media reports.

For our live updates from Friday, October 11, 2024, click here.