Palestinian authorities say 15 people were killed overnight in the Gaza Strip in multiple Israeli attacks. An airstrike early Friday morning in Gaza City hit a family home, killing six people including an unknown number of children, Gaza’s Civil Defense said. Another person was killed in Gaza City when a strike hit a group of people on a street.

The absence of a full-blown war in Lebanon has been touted as a core U.S. achievement, but now Washington’s grip on the crisis appears more tenuous than ever.

Israeli warplanes struck dozens of targets across south Lebanon Thursday and conducted a raid on the town of al-Haniyeh, which it claims was targeting Hezbollah missiles and infrastructure.

Israel defence minister Yoav Gallant issues fresh threat to Hezbollah group a day after pager, radio and communication devices’ explosion killed over 30 and injured thousands in Lebanon. Gallant said Israel is shifting its focus on Hezbollah instead of Hamas and declared a ‘new phase of war’.