3 Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza

Three Palestinians were killed on Thursday in Israeli airstrikes targeting various areas of the Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian security and medical sources, reported Xinhua.

In the latest attack, a medical source from the ambulance and emergency services said a Palestinian was killed in an Israeli airstrike in the west of Gaza City.

Security sources told Xinhua that an Israeli drone fired at least one missile at a bicycle, killing its rider.

In a similar incident, a young Palestinian man was killed in an Israeli drone strike on the roof of a house in the Shati refugee camp west of Gaza City, according to a medical source at Al-Shifa Hospital.

In Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, a Palestinian was killed in an Israeli airstrike that targeted a tent sheltering displaced people in the coastal area of Al-Mawasi.

The Israeli military has not commented on the airstrikes.

Meanwhile, Mohammed Abu Afash, director of medical relief in Gaza City, said that between 300,000 and 350,000 patients are in dire need of medication, particularly for diabetes.

In press remarks, Abu Afash added that all areas of the Gaza Strip are in desperate need of medicine and laboratory supplies, noting that the quantities of medicine entering the strip are very limited and do not meet the needs.

Abu Afash called for pressure to be exerted on Israel to allow the entry of the medicines that are currently being blocked.

Meanwhile, Israeli warplanes launched multiple airstrikes across southern Lebanon on Thursday evening, the Lebanese National News Agency(NNA) reported, said Xinhua.

Strikes targeted the Wadi Slouqi area in the Bint Jbeil district and Mansouri in the Tyre district, said NNA.

In the town of Nabatieh al-Fawqa, Israeli warplanes destroyed a building in the al-Deir neighborhood at around 6:20 p.m., followed by another strike at around 6:30 p.m. near al-Dabsha hill and a third hit on the al-Deir neighborhood at around 9 p.m., according to the agency.

NNA also reported a massive explosion by Israeli forces near the hills of Baraachit in the Bint Jbeil district.

Earlier in the day, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement that Hezbollah launched two explosive drones toward IDF soldiers operating in the area of the Ali-Taher Ridge within the Security Zone in southern Lebanon.

The IDF said it carried out strikes in response, targeting Hezbollah's weapon storage facilities in the Nabatieh area.

Also on Thursday, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said that Lebanon and Israel are ultimately responsible for implementing their commitments under UN Security Council Resolution 1701, which remains the key framework for stability in southern Lebanon.

In a statement, UNIFIL said the principles underpinning the resolution include respect for the Blue Line, a UN-demarcated borderline between Lebanon and Israel established in 2000, cessation of hostilities, Israeli withdrawal from Lebanese territory, and the extension of Lebanese state authority over the entire country.