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‘At least 73 killed’ in strike on Gaza town, medics say – as Israel says drone launched at Netanyahu’s house

A drone was launched towards the house of Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his spokesman said.

It comes as more than 50 people have been reportedly killed in Gaza in the last 24 hours.

Shockwaves from the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar continue to reverberate in the region, and speculation persists Israel could strike Iran’s nuclear facilities.

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At least 21 people, including children, were killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza on Saturday, according to hospital officials.

This includes a strike on the Maghazi refugee camp that killed 11 members of the same family, and another 10 who died when a house in the town of Zawayda was hit, according to the al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah.

Mourners react near the bodies of Palestinians, who were killed in an Israeli strike, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, October 19, 2024. REUTERS/Ramadan Abed TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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Mourners near the bodies of Palestinians who were killed in an Israeli strike. Pic Reuters

It comes after a reported 33 people were killed in a strike on the Jabalia refugee camp late last night, according to the Palestinian WAFA news agency.

If the reported figures are confirmed, it would mean at least 54 people have been killed in strikes on Gaza in the last 24 hours.

At least 42,519 Palestinians have been killed and 99,637 others wounded during Israel’s offensive in Gaza since 7 October, 2023, according to Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry.

In other news:

– A drone was reportedly launched at Mr Netanyahu’s house

– Israel says it killed the deputy commander of Hezbollah

– Iran’s supreme leader said the death of Yahya Sinwar will not halt the “Axis of Resistance”

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu
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Benjamin Netanyahu’s house was targeted

Drone launched at Netanyahu’s house

In Israel, sirens wailed to warn of incoming fire from Lebanon, with a drone launched towards a house owned by Prime Minister Netanyahu in Caesarea, the Israeli government said.

Neither Mr Netanyahu or his wife were home at the time and there were no casualties, according to the Israeli leader’s spokesperson.

The IDF said 55 projectiles were fired at northern Israel from Lebanon on Saturday morning, with some intercepted on route.

A forensic inspector uses a camera at the site following, what the Health Ministry says was an Israeli strike on a car, near the Christian-majority town of Jounieh, north of Beirut, Lebanon October 19, 2024. REUTERS/Yara Nardi
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A forensic inspector inspects a reported Israeli strike on a car in Lebanon. Pic: Reuters

Deputy commander of Hezbollah killed

Israel also said on Saturday it killed Nasser Rashid in the town of Bint Jbeil in southern Lebanon.

The deputy commander of Hezbollah supervised attacks against Israel, the army said.

Lebanon’s health ministry said an airstrike on Saturday hit a vehicle on a main highway north of Beirut, killing two people. It was unclear who was in the car.

Israel’s conflict with the militant group has intensified in recent weeks as fallout from the killing of leader Hassan Nasrallah continues.

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Khamenei: Hamas will live on

Meanwhile, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar will not halt the so-called “Axis of Resistance” and that Hamas would live on.

“His loss is undoubtedly painful for the Axis of Resistance, but this front did not cease advancing with the martyrdom of prominent figures,” he said in a statement.

“Hamas is alive and will remain alive.”

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