Israel-Hamas war live updates: Aid heads into Gaza; Israel steps up airstrikes

4 Hezbollah “terrorist cells” struck in Lebanon overnight, Israel says

Israel’s military said it struck four Hezbollah “terrorist cells” operating on the border with Lebanon overnight.

“Our forces struck Hezbollah terrorist infrastructure in Lebanon, including a military compound and an observation post,” the IDF said in a post on X, formerly Twitter.

Fears have been mounting about a new front emerging in Israel’s north should the Iran-backed militants enter the conflict, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warning Hezbollah against such action yesterday.

WHO chief calls for ‘sustained safe passage’ of aid into Gaza

The head of the World Health Organization has called for “sustained safe passage” for humanitarian convoys into the Gaza Strip, as he said more of the agency’s medical supplies have already arrived in Egypt.

Over the weekend, trucks with aid started crossing into Gaza for the first time since the war between Hamas and Israel erupted, but humanitarian organizations have said the supplies will be enough to only help a fraction of Gaza residents.

IDF says it hit over 320 targets in Gaza within a day

Chantal Da Silva and Lawahez Jabari

ASHDOD, Israel — Israel’s military says it hit over 320 military targets in Gaza within a roughly 24-hour time frame.

A spokesperson for the Israel Defense Forces said the military struck targets that “posed a threat” to forces surrounding Gaza as they prepared for ground operations, including dozens of mortar shell and anti-tank missile launch posts.

The targets also included “tunnels containing Hamas terrorists, dozens of operational command centers, some of which concealed Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists, military compounds, and observation posts,” the spokesperson said.

The IDF said it also thwarted a number of terrorist cells, including an anti-tank missile cell.

NBC News was not able to independently confirm the information.

Smoke billows from a Israeli strike on Gaza on Oct. 22, 2023, as seen from Israel's southern city of Sderot.Jack Guez / AFP – Getty Images

Fears of wider war growing as Israeli troops exchange fire with Hezbollah in Lebanon

ASHDOD, Israel — With anticipation building for a ground invasion of Gaza by Israel, concerns are also growing that the war could widen amid intensifying border exchanges. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said this weekend that if Hezbollah joins the war, he will order an attack on targets across Lebanon.

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