Israel pummels Gaza as tensions surge with Hezbollah on Lebanon border

FRANCE 24

14 June 2024 at 2:23 am·1-min read

Israeli forces struck Gaza and battled Hamas militants on Friday as truce efforts failed to make progress and tensions rose on Israel's northern border with Lebanon. Fears of a broader Middle East conflict have surged again, with Lebanon-based Hezbollah fighters launching waves of rockets, missiles and drones against Israeli military targets. Read our blog to see how the day's events unfolded.

Yesterday's key developments:

Israeli tanks advanced deeper into the western area of Rafah amid one of the worst nights of bombardment from air, ground, and sea, forcing many families to flee their homes and tents under darkness, residents said on Thursday.
Hezbollah said it had launched rockets and weaponised drones at nine Israeli military sites in a coordinated attack on Thursday, ramping up hostilities on Lebanon's southern border for the second consecutive day. The attacks were carried out in retaliation for an Israeli strike on Tuesday that killed a senior Hezbollah field commander.
Hamas on Thursday insisted that its requested changes to a ceasefire proposal presented by the United States are “not significant”, despite the US deeming some of them as unworkable.

(FRANCE 24 with AFP, AP and Reuters)

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