Missile from Lebanon kills 2 Israeli civilians as Israel-Hamas war rages for 100th day
Israel on Sunday, killing two civilians and renewing concerns about the risk of a second front erupting in the Israel-Hamas war.
The deadly strike near the border came on the 100th day of the conflict between Israel and Hamas that has killed nearly 24,000 Palestinians, devastated vast swaths of Gaza, driven around 85% of the territory's 2.3 million residents from their homes and pushed a quarter of the population into starvation.
The war was triggered by Hamas' Oct. 7 surprise attack into southern Israel in which militants killed some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and took around 250 hostages, about half of whom are still in captivity.
Since then, tensions have soared across the region, with Israel trading fire almost daily with Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group and Iranian-backed militias attacking U.S.
targets in Syria and Iraq. In addition, Yemen's Houthi rebels have been targeting international shipping, drawing a wave of U.S.
airstrikes last week.
Sunday's missile strike came a day after the Israeli army said it killed three militants who tried to infiltrate Israel.
Hezbollah's leader, Hassan Nasrallah, said his group won't stop until a cease-fire is in place for Gaza.
«We are continuing, and our front is inflicting losses on the enemy and putting pressure on displaced people,» Nasrallah said in a speech, referring to the tens of thousands of Israelis who have fled northern border areas.
The unprecedented level of death and destruction in Gaza has led South Africa to lodge allegations of genocide against Israel at the International Court of Justice. Israel denies the accusations and has vowed to press ahead with its offensive even if the court in The Hague issues an interim order for it to stop.
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