Morning Update

Good morning, Middle East Eye readers,

Here are the latest updates:

• Israeli strikes have intensified across Gaza since last night, with 12 Palestinians killed in the attacks, bringing the latest death toll to 41,825.

• A Hamas official, his wife and children were killed in an Israeli drone attack targeting the Beddawi camp for Palestinian refugees in northern Lebanon. According to Unrwa, Israeli attacks in the country are increasingly targeting refugee camps.

• A new wave of Israeli air strikes has been reported in Beirut’s southern suburbs, an area colloquially known as Dahiyeh.

• In Lebanon, 4,250 people are now internally displaced amid the Israeli onslaught, an 82 percent increase from the 2,332 registered at the end of September, according to Unrwa.

• Hezbollah has reported clashes with Israeli forces in the town of Odaisseh, a key entry point for the Israeli military in southern Lebanon. It said its fighters had ambushed troops and managed to push them back.

• The US State Department has confirmed that an American citizen was killed in an Israeli air strike in Lebanon this week.