Israeli attacks in northern Gaza kill at least 88 people, officials say

Hezbollah began firing rockets into Israel, provoking retaliation, after Hamas’s surprise attack from Gaza on October 7, 2023 sparked the war there. Iran, which supports both groups, has also exchanged fire directly with Israel in April and then again this month.

Tensions with Hezbollah boiled over in September, when Israel unleashed a wave of heavy airstrikes, killing Nasrallah and most of his senior commanders. Israel launched a ground invasion of Lebanon in early October.

Hezbollah fired dozens of rockets into northern Israel on Tuesday, killing one person in the northern city of Maalot-Tarshiha, authorities said. At least five people have been killed in Israeli attacks in the coastal city of Sidon, the Lebanese Health Ministry said.

Israeli laws targeting UN agencies could further limit aid

UNRWA and other international groups continued to express outrage Tuesday over the Israeli parliament’s decision to cut ties with the organization.

Israel says UNRWA has been infiltrated by Hamas and that the militant group is siphoning aid and using UN facilities to protect its activities, allegations the UN agency denies.