Israel escalates attacks on south Lebanon
Thousands of Israelis rally for hostages
Houthis accuse US of attacking airport
Palestinian death toll in Gaza tops 50,000
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March 23, 2025
Israel begins ground offensive in Gaza as death toll mounts
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March 23, 2025
Israel kills 23 Palestinians in air strikes on southern GazaIsraeli air strikes on Rafah and Khan Younis in southern Gaza have killed at least 23 Palestinians and wounded dozens, targeting homes and refugee tents, according to medical sources and eyewitnesses.
A medical source at Gaza’s European Hospital told Anadolu that an Israeli air strike on the Ashour family home in the Al-Nasr area of southern Rafah killed eight people.
Two Palestinians were also killed in an attack on the Al-Hashash area, the source added.
Meanwhile, a medical source at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis confirmed that nine people were killed when Israeli forces bombed several homes in the city.
March 23, 2025
Israel besieges Palestinian Red Crescent ambulances in Rafah, injures paramedicsThe Palestinian Red Crescent Society announced that Israeli forces had surrounded and besieged several of its ambulances in an area targeted by air strikes in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, injuring multiple paramedics.
“Occupation forces are besieging several Palestine Red Crescent ambulances while they were responding to an attack on Al-Hashashin area in Rafah,” the society said in a statement.
It added that several emergency medical teams have been injured, without specifying the number of casualties or the severity of their wounds.
Palestinian Red Crescent also noted that “contact has been lost with the team, which has been trapped for several hours.”
March 23, 2025
Israel military says it intercepted missile from YemenIsrael's military said it had intercepted a missile launched from Yemen after air raid sirens sounded in several areas across the country.
"Following the sirens that sounded a short while ago in several areas in Israel, a missile launched from Yemen was intercepted by the IAF (Israeli Air Force) prior to crossing into Israeli territory," the military said in a statement.
The latest interception is part of an escalation between Israel and the Houthis after the Iran-backed group claimed a series of missile launches this week.
March 23, 2025
Israel army tells Gazans to evacuate part of southern city of RafahThe Israeli military urged residents of the southern Gaza city of Rafah to evacuate as forces launched an offensive against Hamas fighters in the area.
In a statement on X, military spokesman Avichay Adraee said the army "launched an offensive to strike Palestinian group Hamas" in Rafah's Tal al-Sultan district, calling on Palestinians there to leave the "dangerous combat zone".
March 22, 2025
Israeli air strike kills Hamas political leader in southern Gaza: Hamas mediaAn Israeli air strike killed Hamas political leader Salah al-Bardaweel in southern Gaza's Khan Younis, Hamas and Palestinian media reported in the early hours of Sunday.
March 22, 2025
Israeli air strikes on Lebanon kill 7, injure 40 despite ceasefireAt least seven people were killed and 40 injured Saturday in Israeli air strikes on Lebanon, according to an Anadolu tally based on official Lebanese sources.
March 22, 2025
Tens of thousands of Israelis rally for hostages, against dismissal of Shin Bet chiefTens of thousands of Israelis demonstrated Saturday to demand an end to the war in Gaza to protect the lives of the Israeli captives, and reject the dismissal of Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar.
Israeli media, including the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper, Channel 12 and public broadcaster KAN, said protesters took to the streets across the country to pressure Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to halt military attacks in Gaza.
One of the largest demonstrations took place at Habima Square in central Tel Aviv.
March 22, 2025
Qatar condemns Israeli attacks on LebanonQatar condemned the Israeli bombardment of southern Lebanon on Saturday, which resulted in civilian deaths and injuries.
The condemnation came during a call between Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani and his Lebanese counterpart, Nawaf Salam, according to a statement by the Foreign Ministry.
The statement said the two leaders discussed "cooperation ties between the two countries and ways to bolster them, the latest developments in Lebanon, particularly the ceasefire deal and the withdrawal of Israeli occupation troops from Lebanese territories, in addition to sharing perspectives on a range of regional and global issues of common concern".
March 22, 2025
Gaza under siege, again: Israel's escalation strategy unravels a humanitarian catastropheIsrael's intensified bombardment aims at political submission, leaving Gaza teetering on humanitarian collapse.
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March 22, 2025
Israel launches more strikes on LebanonIsrael launched air strikes on several locations in Lebanon on Saturday, killing at least six people.
An Israeli strike on the southern Lebanese village of Touline killed five people, including a child, and wounded 10 others, including two children, Lebanon's state-run National News Agency reported.
Another Israeli strike Saturday night hit a garage in the coastal city of Tyre, the NNA reported, with one person killed and seven wounded. It was the first attack on the city since the ceasefire took effect on November 27.