Israel launches joint assault on Gaza and southern Beirut targets

Israeli defense forces have conducted targeted airstrikes against Hezbollah forces operating from a command centre inside a mosque near the Salah Ahandor hospital in southern Lebanon. The Israeli military claims to have taken steps to mitigate the risk of harming civilians, but eyewitnesses report massive consecutive strikes hitting Beirut's southern suburbs. In the Gaza Strip, Israeli forces bombed a mosque in Deir el-Balah, with witnesses indicating that the number of casualties could rise as the mosque is being used to house displaced people. The Israeli military claims the mosque was being used as a Hamas command centre.