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News on the war between Israel and Hamas: Israel’s air force launches dozens of air strikes on southern Lebanon
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News on the war between Israel and Hamas: Israel’s air force launches dozens of air strikes on southern Lebanon

The Israeli Air Force carried out dozens of air strikes on southern Lebanon early Monday, state media and the Israeli military reported.

Residents of several villages in southern Lebanon posted photos on social media that they said showed their towns being attacked. The state news agency also reported air strikes in various areas.

The Israeli military’s Arabic-language spokesman said the Israeli air force was attacking targets linked to the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. The spokesman said further details would be announced later.

The wave of air raids came after a tense day Hezbollah fired over 100 rockets into northern Israel, some of which landed near the city of Haifa. Israel also carried out hundreds of air strikes.

Hezbollah’s rocket attack followed an Israeli airstrike on a suburb of Beirut on Friday killed a Hezbollah’s top military commander and more than a dozen Hezbollah members, as well as dozens of civilians, including women and children.

Last week, thousands of Communication devicesmainly used by Hezbollah members, exploded in various parts of Lebanon, killing 39 people and wounding nearly 3,000. Lebanon blamed Israel for the attacks, but Israel did not confirm or deny its responsibility.

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Australia announces more aid for Gaza

CANBERRA, Australia — Australia has announced it will provide an additional 10 million Australian dollars ($6.8 million) in aid to Gaza, bringing the total to 82.5 million Australian dollars ($56.2 million) since the war between Israel and Hamas began on October 7 last year.

A government statement on Monday said the new money would focus on women and children and would be channeled through the United Nations Population Fund, a sexual and reproductive health agency and the UN agency responsible for children’s affairs, UNICEF.

“Australia continues to urge safe, rapid and unhindered humanitarian assistance to those in need and the protection of all aid workers,” the statement said.

A new crisis for displaced Palestinians: floods

MUWASI, Gaza Strip – As the first rains of the cold season begin to fall in the Gaza Strip, displaced Palestinians living in the sprawling Muwasi tent camp are battling floods that are deepening the humanitarian crisis.

Some children find it entertaining to walk barefoot in ankle-deep water, but their parents are less enthusiastic. The adults try to salvage what they can from their family’s tents. A mother tries to dry her makeshift home with a mop.

“When we woke up in the morning, we found rainwater pouring over our tents and water coming in from the streets,” said Rana Goza’t, a displaced person from Gaza City. “This is the beginning of winter. What will happen in the next few days?”

Suhail Al-Barawi, an internally displaced person from Beit Lahiya, helped build sand barriers to prevent further flooding in the camp.

“People want rain,” he said, “and we say, ‘Oh God, don’t give us rain.'”

According to the United Nations, the nearly year-long war between Israel and Hamas has forced 90 percent of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip to flee.

Israeli Defense Minister praises air strikes in Beirut

Israel’s Defense Minister said recent attacks on Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon were a step to facilitate the return of displaced Israelis to their homes in the north of the country.

In a speech on Sunday evening after his visit to the headquarters of the military’s Northern Command, Yoav Gallant described the recent air strikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut as “significant, important and powerful”.

He says Israel will take all necessary measures to ensure “the safe return of communities in northern Israel to their homes.”

Dozens of people have been killed in Lebanon in Israeli attacks since Friday, including a long-time Hezbollah commander. Hezbollah responded early Sunday with more than 100 rocket attacks in northern Israel, forcing hundreds of thousands of Israelis into bomb shelters.

Gallant says: “The last week was the most difficult in Hezbollah’s history – especially the last day.”

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