Israeli strikes kill 27 in Gaza
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The Israeli military carried out multiple barrages of airstrikes in southern Lebanon Wednesday on what it said were Hezbollah weapons storage facilities after a drone strike earlier in the day killed one person and wounded several others,
The Security Council meets in a few minutes' time at a critical moment for Gaza’s fragile ceasefire, with ambassadors expected to urge Israel and Hamas to stick to their commitments amid renewed violence and deepening humanitarian needs.
"We are committed to the agreement, but it must be held," an IDF spokesperson told Newsweek amid operations against Hamas and Hezbollah.
The United Nations Security Council voted to approve a U.S.-drafted Gaza resolution on Monday, propping up President Donald Trump's 20-point Gaza peace plan that would authorize an international force to stabilize the Gulf region, run by a "Board of Peace" headed up by Trump.
Lebanon has accused Israel of violating the ceasefire agreement reached in Nov 2024 by continuing its strikes and maintaining forces inside Lebanese territory. According to the health ministry, more than 330 people have been killed in Lebanon and 945 wounded since the ceasefire.
IDF chief of staff is reportedly warning that failure to deal with rampant, unchecked settler violence in the West Bank risks limiting Israel’s ability to address security threats in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria.
Israel has struck Lebanon’s capital for the first time since June, saying it targeted Hezbollah’s chief of staff and warning the Iran-backed militant group not to rearm and rebuild
His comments came a day after Israel’s military launched airstrikes across Gaza, which it said were in response to gunfire at its troops, in the latest test of the ceasefire that began on Oct. 10.