The Israel Defense Forces conducted what it called "precise strikes on military targets" in Iran on Friday in response to the Iranian missile strikes earlier this month.
Meanwhile, Israeli airstrikes and ground fighting continued in Gaza -- particularly in the north of the strip -- and in Lebanon, with renewed Israeli attacks on Beirut.
Humanitarian services 'completely stopped' in north, Gaza Civil Defense says
The Gaza Civil Defense said its work has "completely stopped" in northern Gaza as "the situation there has become catastrophic," according to a statement released Wednesday.
"Citizens there are now without humanitarian services," the Gaza Civil Defense said.
Displaced families fleeing Israeli army operations in Jabalia in northern Gaza take the main Salah al-Din road towards Gaza City on Oct. 23, 2024, amid the ongoing war in the Palestinian territory between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas group.
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Medical supplies have also run out at Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, the director of field hospitals in Gaza said Wednesday.
-ABC News' Diaa Ostaz
Oct 23, 2024, 12:39 PM EDT
Nearly 200,000 people displaced in Lebanon as number of Israeli strikes approaches 11,000
Nearly 200,000 people have been displaced across various regions of Lebanon as the number of Israeli strikes on the country approaches 11,000, according to a report from the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health.
The highest concentrations of displaced persons are in Mount Lebanon and Beirut, though the estimated total number of displaced individuals is likely much higher, the ministry said.
Smoke billows after an Israeli strike, amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, in Tyre, southern Lebanon, Oct. 23, 2024.
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At least 2,574 people were killed and 12,001 others were injured since the increase in strikes began, the ministry said.
Since the increase in strikes began, 1,097 centers have been established to accommodate the displaced, with 922 of these centers reaching maximum capacity, the ministry said.
Smoke clouds rise following an Israeli air strike on the village of Khiam in southern Lebanon near the border with Israel, Oct. 23, 2024.
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From Sept. 23 to Oct. 23, 344,819 Syrian nationals and 150,104 Lebanese nationals crossed the Lebanese border into Syria, the ministry said.
Oct 23, 2024, 11:15 AM EDT
Over 150 patients in northern Gaza's Kamal Adwan Hospital in critical condition
More than 150 people in northern Gaza's Kamal Adwan Hospital are in critical condition and are facing increasingly dire conditions, according to the hospital director.
Health services cannot be provided to the sick and injured due to the depletion of medical supplies, according to the director.
Palestinians injured in Israeli bombardment of the Beit Lahia Project area receive treatment at the Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip on Oct. 23, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas.
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"Kamal Adwan Hospital remains partially functional but is struggling to meet growing needs due to intensified hostilities in the north and a shortage of medical supplies and fuel. A strike near the hospital causing damages to the gate was reported earlier today, 22 October," the World Health Organization said in a statement Wednesday.
A Palestinian woman wounded in Israeli fire lies on the floor as she receives treatment at Kamal Adwan hospital, amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, in Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip, Oct. 21, 2024.
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"As hostilities intensify in North Gaza, WHO is deeply concerned about the last two functional hospitals – Kamal Adwan and Al-Awda – which must be protected. A complete lack of health care in North Gaza would make an already catastrophic situation worse, and lead to more lives being lost," the WHO said.
Oct 23, 2024, 8:13 AM EDT
Gaza polio vaccine campaign postponed due to 'intense' attacks, UN says
The World Health Organization announced Wednesday that it has been forced to postpone the third phase of the polio vaccination campaign in Gaza.
The WHO blamed "escalating violence, intense bombardment, mass displacement orders and lack of assured humanitarian pauses across most of northern Gaza."
The third and final round of the vaccination push was due to start on Wednesday, the WHO said, and aimed to vaccinate 119,279 children across northern Gaza.
People ride on a truck moving past destroyed buildings in the Mawasi area of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, on Oct. 23, 2024.
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"The current conditions, including ongoing attacks on civilian infrastructure continue to jeopardize people's safety and movement in northern Gaza, making it impossible for families to safely bring their children for vaccination, and health workers to operate," the organization wrote in a statement published on its website.
