Israeli strikes on Gaza kill 33, while truck ramming near Tel Aviv kills one : NPR

Israeli police and rescue providers examine the location the place a truck driver rammed right into a bus cease near a military base, wounding dozens of individuals, in keeping with Israel’s Magen David Adom rescue service in Ramat Hasharon, Israel, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024.

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RAMAT HASHARON, Israel — Israeli strikes on northern Gaza have killed not less than 33 folks, largely ladies and youngsters, Palestinian officers mentioned Sunday, as Israel’s offensive within the hard-hit and remoted space entered a 3rd week and the U.N. secretary-general referred to as the plight of Palestinians there “unbearable.” Israel mentioned it focused militants.

In a separate growth, a truck rammed right into a bus cease near Tel Aviv, killing one particular person and wounding greater than 30. Israeli police mentioned the attacker was an Arab citizen of Israel. The ramming occurred exterior a army base and near the headquarters of Israel’s Mossad spy company.

Iran’s supreme chief, in the meantime, mentioned Israeli strikes on the nation on Saturday in response to Iran’s ballistic missile assault earlier this month “should not be exaggerated nor downplayed,” while stopping wanting calling for retaliation. It was Israel’s first open assault on its archenemy.

That trade of fireplace has raised fears of an all-out regional struggle pitting Israel and the US towards Iran and its militant proxies, which embrace Hamas and the Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon, the place Israel launched a floor invasion earlier this month after almost a yr of lower-level battle.

Two Israeli strikes killed eight folks in Sidon metropolis in southern Lebanon, with 25 wounded, in keeping with Lebanon’s well being ministry. One strike hit a residential constructing, in keeping with footage taken by an Related Press reporter.

The Israeli army mentioned 4 troopers, together with a army rabbi, had been killed in combating in southern Lebanon, with out offering particulars. It mentioned 5 different personnel had been severely wounded. An explosive drone and a projectile fired from Lebanon wounded 5 folks in Israel, authorities mentioned.

Flame and smoke rises from buildings hit by Israeli airstrikes on Dahiyeh, within the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, early Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024.

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Netanyahu says strikes on Iran achieved Israel’s objectives

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in his first public feedback on the strikes mentioned “we severely harmed Iran’s defense capabilities and its ability to produce missiles that are aimed toward us.”

Satellite tv for pc photographs confirmed harm to 2 secretive Iranian army bases, one linked to work on nuclear weapons that Western intelligence companies and nuclear inspectors say was discontinued in 2003, and one other linked to Iran’s ballistic missile program. Iran on Sunday mentioned a civilian had been killed, with no particulars. It earlier mentioned 4 folks with the army air protection had been killed.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s 85-year-old supreme chief, mentioned “it is up to the authorities to determine how to convey the power and will of the Iranian people to the Israeli regime.” Khamenei would make any closing determination on how Iran responds.

Later Sunday, protesters disrupted a speech by Netanyahu at a nationally broadcast ceremony for victims of Hamas’ assault on southern Israel final yr that sparked the struggle in Gaza. Folks shouted “Shame on you” and compelled Netanyahu to cease his speech. Many Israelis blame Netanyahu for the failures that led to the’ assault and maintain him chargeable for not but bringing dwelling remaining hostages.

An Israeli official mentioned Mossad chief David Barnea is touring to Qatar for cease-fire and hostage launch talks. The official spoke on situation of anonymity as a result of they weren’t licensed to reveal particulars.

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks throughout a ceremony marking the Hebrew calendar anniversary of the Hamas assault on October 7 final yr that sparked the continued struggle in Gaza, on the Mount Herzl army cemetery in Jerusalem, Israel Sunday Oct. 27, 2024.

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Truck ramming in Israel wounds dozens

In Ramat Hasharon, northeast of Tel Aviv, the truck slammed right into a bus as Israelis had been returning to work after a vacation, leaving some folks caught beneath autos.

Israel’s Magen David Adom rescue service mentioned six of the wounded had been in critical situation. The Ichilov Medical Middle reported that one particular person had died.

Asi Aharoni, a police spokesperson, advised reporters the attacker had been “neutralized,” with out saying if the assailant was lifeless.

Hamas and the smaller Islamic Jihad militant group praised the assault however didn’t declare it.

Palestinians have carried out scores of stabbings, shootings and car-ramming assaults over time. Tensions have soared because the struggle in Gaza started. Israel has carried out common army raids into the occupied West Financial institution which have left a whole bunch lifeless. Most seem to have been militants killed throughout shootouts with Israeli forces, however Palestinians participating in violent protests and civilian bystanders have additionally been killed.

‘Horrific circumstances’ in northern GazaThe Gaza Well being Ministry’s emergency service mentioned 11 ladies and two youngsters had been among the many 22 killed in strikes late Saturday on a number of houses and buildings within the northern Gaza city of Beit Lahiya. It mentioned one other 15 had been wounded. The Israeli army mentioned it carried out a strike on militants.

A Well being Ministry official, Hussein Mohesin, mentioned 11 folks had been killed in an Israeli strike on a school-turned-shelter within the Shati refugee camp in northern Gaza. The Israeli military didn’t instantly remark. Israel has struck a lot of such shelters, typically killing ladies and youngsters, saying it targets militants hiding amongst civilians.

Israel has waged an enormous air and floor offensive in northern Gaza since early October, saying Hamas militants have regrouped there. Tons of of individuals have been killed and tens of hundreds of Palestinians have fled to Gaza Metropolis within the newest wave of displacement.

Support teams have warned of a catastrophic state of affairs in northern Gaza, which has suffered the heaviest destruction of the struggle. Israel has severely restricted the entry of primary humanitarian assist in current weeks, and the three remaining hospitals within the north — one raided over the weekend — say they’ve been overwhelmed by waves of wounded.

The U.N. secretary-general in an announcement by his spokesperson famous “harrowing levels of death.” The Worldwide Committee of the Crimson Cross on Saturday described the civilian inhabitants in “horrific circumstances.”

The struggle started when Hamas-led militants blew holes in Israel’s border wall and stormed into southern Israel in a shock assault on Oct. 7, 2023. They killed round 1,200 folks, largely civilians, and kidnapped round 250. Some 100 hostages are nonetheless inside Gaza, round a 3rd of whom are believed to be lifeless.

Israel’s retaliatory offensive has killed greater than 42,000 Palestinians, in keeping with Gaza’s Well being Ministry. The ministry doesn’t distinguish between civilians and combatants however says greater than half of these killed had been ladies and youngsters. Israel says it has killed over 17,000 militants, with out offering proof.

The offensive has devastated a lot of Gaza and displaced round 90% of its inhabitants of two.3 million, typically a number of occasions. Tons of of hundreds of individuals have crowded into squalid tent camps, and assist teams say starvation is rampant.