Israeli strikes kill six in southern Lebanon hours after extension of ceasefire
Key takeaways
- A funeral in Gaza City for Izz al-Din al-Haddad, who had been the last surviving Hamas senior official suspected of planning the 7 October 2023 attack on Israel.
- Israel also said it had killed the Hamas military chief, Izz al-Din al-Haddad, in a targeted strike in Gaza on Friday.
- Lebanese authorities said that an airstrike on Friday had hit a clinic run by the Hezbollah-linked Islamic Health Committee, killing six people, three of them paramedics.
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A funeral in Gaza City for Izz al-Din al-Haddad, who had been the last surviving Hamas senior official suspected of planning the 7 October 2023 attack on Israel. Photograph: Xinhua/Shutterstock View image in fullscreen. A funeral in Gaza City for Izz al-Din al-Haddad, who had been the last surviving Hamas senior official suspected of planning the 7 October 2023 attack on Israel. Photograph: Xinhua/Shutterstock Israel Israeli strikes kill six in southern Lebanon hours after extension of ceasefire Three paramedics at health centre among dead, while Israel also says it killed Hamas military chief in Gaza
Prefer the Guardian on GoogleIsrael carried out airstrikes in southern Lebanon, killing at least six people, including three paramedics working at a health centre, just hours after its envoys had agreed with the Lebanese government to extend a ceasefire.
Israel also said it had killed the Hamas military chief, Izz al-Din al-Haddad, in a targeted strike in Gaza on Friday.