Occupied Al-Quds; Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip over the past 24-hour reporting have killed 74 Palestinians and wounded 130 others, according to the latest daily update by the Health Ministry in Gaza.
Gaza’s health ministry announced another grim milestone – more than 100,000 people have now been injured in Israel’s more than a year-long war on Gaza.
Israeli Israeli forces stepped up pressure on northern areas of the Palestinian enclave, besieged hospital and refugee shelters, and ordered residents to head south, medics and residents said
The figures brought the overall casualties toll since the start of the war to at least 42,792 people killed and 100,412 wounded, with thousands more missing under the rubble of destroyed buildings.
Israel martyrs Hizbollah leader likely successor of Hassan Nasar Ullah, Hashem Safieddine,
Hashem Safieddine, whose killing was confirmed by Israel’s military in its confrontation with Hezbollah, is widely seen as Hassan Nasrallah’s likely successor of the organization.
A relative of Nasrallah, he has been running the movement alongside its deputy secretary general Naim Qassem since Nasrallah’s assassination by Israel on Sept. 27.
Safieddine has sat on the group’s Jihad Council – the body responsible for its military operations. He is also head of its executive council, overseeing financial and administrative affairs.
While not as well-known to Israelis as Nasrallah, Safieddine is seen by Israel as a leading target in what it deems a terrorist organisation and a proxy for arch-foe Iran.
Safieddine assumed a prominent role speaking for Hezbollah during the past year of hostilities with Israel, addressing funerals and other events that Nasrallah had long avoided for security reasons.
He was the first Hezbollah official to speak in public after the group’s Palestinian ally Hamas attacked southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, igniting the Gaza war that drew the Lebanese Hezbollah into a parallel conflict with Israel.
Israel Attacks Lebanese port city of Tyre
On the other hand, Israel began striking on in the historic Lebanese port city of Tyre according to news agency witnesses.
Tyre, Lebanon’s ancient city under Israeli bombardment
The city on the Mediterranean coast of southern Lebanon, the site of the latest expansion of devastating Israeli air attacks on the country, is one of the region’s oldest and historically most significant cities.
It has been continuously inhabited for more than 4,000 years, also rising to prominence as a key maritime and trade hub in the Mediterranean under different empires.
Tyre is also known for its Roman ruins, including a hippodrome and triumphal arches, which have earned UNESCO World Heritage status.
Today, it is Lebanon’s fifth-largest city with an estimated population of more than 135,000 people. Its economy is primarily driven by agriculture, fishing and tourism.
Senior Hamas official arrives in Russia, reports RIA
A senior member of Hamas, Abu Marzouk has arrived in Moscow on a planned visit, Russian state-run news agency RIA Novosti reported on Wednesday, citing a diplomatic source.
Hamas politburo member, Abu Marzouk, intends to hold a series of meetings with Russian officials, RIA said without providing any further details.
UNRWA staff killed in Gaza
UNRWA spokesperson Juliette Touma tells Al Jazeera that a staff member was killed in an Israeli attack in Deir el-Balah, central Gaza Strip.
The vehicle that was hit was clearly marked UNRWA, she said, adding that the agency was confirming whether another staff member was also killed in the attack.
As of October 13, the total number of UNRWA team members killed in Gaza since October last year is 228.
