28 killed in Lebanon in Israeli attack, missile attack on building in Beirut; 120 Palestinians killed in 48 hours

Amid ceasefire efforts, Israel has intensified military operations against Hezbollah in Lebanon. In this episode, 28 people were killed in Israeli attacks on Lebanon on Saturday. The Health Ministry said that 15 people were killed in airstrikes in central Beirut, while 13 others were killed in attacks in the northeast of the capital.

The Lebanese capital was attacked for the fourth time this week. According to Lebanese security officials, an eight-story building in central Beirut was targeted. Four missiles were fired at it. Missiles that destroy tunnels were used in the attack. The place where the attack was carried out has a deep crater.

Several Hezbollah bases were also targeted

The Israeli Air Force also targeted several Hezbollah bases in the southern suburbs of Beirut. US envoy Amos Hochstein recently visited Lebanon and Israel. Let us tell you that on October 7, 2023, Hamas carried out a massive attack in Israel.

Since then, Israel has been conducting a military operation in Gaza to wipe out Hamas. The Israeli army is also taking action against Hezbollah, which attacks from Lebanon in support of Hamas. So far 44176 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli action in Gaza.

120 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks in last 48 hours

Israeli woman hostage killed in attack Hamas’ armed wing spokesman Abu Ubaida said that an Israeli woman who was held hostage by Hamas was killed in an Israeli attack, while Palestinian doctors said on Saturday that 120 Palestinians have died in Israeli military attacks on the Gaza Strip in the last 48 hours. Israel has also attacked a hospital, in which medical staff have been injured and equipment has been damaged. The Israeli army says that its goal is to prevent Hamas fighters from attacking and regrouping in the area.

Israeli woman held hostage killed

Hamas’ armed wing said on Saturday that an Israeli woman taken hostage during the October 2023 offensive was killed in a war zone in northern Gaza and the Israeli army said it was investigating.

Abu Obeida, a spokesman for the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, said contact with the woman’s captors had been restored after a gap of several weeks and that it had been established that the hostage had been killed in an area of ​​northern Gaza where Israeli forces were operating.

Abu Obeida’s statement did not identify the hostage or say how or when she was killed. The Israeli army told AFP it was investigating the claim. Abu Obeida said the woman was held with another female hostage whose life was in danger.

Female hostages were alive in custody
During last year’s Hamas offensive that triggered the Gaza war, militants took 251 people hostage, 97 of whom are still in Gaza, 34 of whom have been killed, according to the military. Ten female hostages, including five soldiers, were believed to be alive in custody before Abu Obeida’s statement, according to an AFP tally.