Israeli Military Strikes House of Hamas Leader Haniyeh in Gaza

File photo: A photo provided by the Iranian Presidency shows Ismail Haniyeh, chairman of the politburo of the Palestinian Hamas movement, meeting Ebrahim Raisi (not pictured), president of Iran, at the presidential palace in Tehran. Photo: Iranian Presidency/dpa
File photo: A photo provided by the Iranian Presidency shows Ismail Haniyeh, chairman of the politburo of the Palestinian Hamas movement, meeting Ebrahim Raisi (not pictured), president of Iran, at the presidential palace in Tehran. Photo: Iranian Presidency/dpa
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Israeli Military Strikes House of Hamas Leader Haniyeh in Gaza

File photo: A photo provided by the Iranian Presidency shows Ismail Haniyeh, chairman of the politburo of the Palestinian Hamas movement, meeting Ebrahim Raisi (not pictured), president of Iran, at the presidential palace in Tehran. Photo: Iranian Presidency/dpa
File photo: A photo provided by the Iranian Presidency shows Ismail Haniyeh, chairman of the politburo of the Palestinian Hamas movement, meeting Ebrahim Raisi (not pictured), president of Iran, at the presidential palace in Tehran. Photo: Iranian Presidency/dpa

Israeli fighter jets have struck the house of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Gaza, the Israeli military said on Thursday.

Haniyeh's house was "used as terrorist infrastructure and often served as a meeting point for Hamas' senior leaders to direct terror attacks against Israeli civilians and Israeli army soldiers," the military said.

Israel launched its Gaza offensive in retaliation for Hamas's brutal October 7 attacks, which killed 1,200 people, most of them civilians.

With Hamas-controlled authorities claiming the death toll from the offensive has now topped 11,500, including thousands of children, calls for a truce are mounting.

The UN Security Council on Wednesday set aside deep divisions over the conflict and passed a resolution calling for "urgent and extended humanitarian pauses" in fighting.

The resolution called on Hamas and Israel to protect civilians, "especially children."

The World Health Organization says 22 of 36 hospitals in Gaza are not functional due to a lack of generator fuel, damage or combat.



Berri: Bloodshed in South Lebanon is ‘Urgent Call’ to Compel Israel to Withdraw

26 January 2025, Lebanon, Kfarkila: A Lebanese soldier opens the road to an ambulance carrying a wounded Lebanese shot by Israeli army as he tried to enter into his southern Lebanese village of Aitaroun. Photo: Marwan Naamani/dpa
26 January 2025, Lebanon, Kfarkila: A Lebanese soldier opens the road to an ambulance carrying a wounded Lebanese shot by Israeli army as he tried to enter into his southern Lebanese village of Aitaroun. Photo: Marwan Naamani/dpa
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Berri: Bloodshed in South Lebanon is ‘Urgent Call’ to Compel Israel to Withdraw

26 January 2025, Lebanon, Kfarkila: A Lebanese soldier opens the road to an ambulance carrying a wounded Lebanese shot by Israeli army as he tried to enter into his southern Lebanese village of Aitaroun. Photo: Marwan Naamani/dpa
26 January 2025, Lebanon, Kfarkila: A Lebanese soldier opens the road to an ambulance carrying a wounded Lebanese shot by Israeli army as he tried to enter into his southern Lebanese village of Aitaroun. Photo: Marwan Naamani/dpa

Lebanon’s Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said that Sunday's bloodshed in southern Lebanon “is a clear and urgent call for the international community to act immediately.”

Israeli forces in southern Lebanon on Sunday opened fire on protesters demanding their withdrawal in line with a ceasefire agreement, killing at least 22 and injuring 124, Lebanese health officials reported.
The dead included six women and a Lebanese army soldier, the Health Ministry said in a statement. People were reported wounded in nearly 20 villages in the border area.

In remarks carried by the Lebanese media, Berri also said that the international community should “compel Israel to withdraw from occupied Lebanese territories.”

Berri, whose Amal Movement party is allied with Hezbollah, served as an interlocutor between the militant group and the US during ceasefire negotiations.