what to remember from Thursday October 10

The day was marked by Israeli bombings in Lebanon. A strike in the south of the country injured two peacekeepers, causing a diplomatic outcry.

The war continues and intensifies in the Middle East. Thursday October 10 was marked by Israeli bombings in Lebanon, where at least 22 people died in two Israeli strikes on Beirut, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Health. In southern Lebanon, the UN force accused Israel of firing on its headquarters in Lebanon. Italy considers that these are possible “war crimes”. Here’s what to remember from the day.

Lebanon announces 22 dead in Israeli strikes on Beirut

Twenty-two people were killed and 117 injured in two Israeli strikes on Beirut, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry. These raids are the deadliest in the Lebanese capital since Israel and Hezbollah were at open war.

This is the third time that the Israeli air force has targeted the Lebanese capital since its cross-border fire with Hezbollah turned into open war on September 23. Since then, more than 1,200 people have been killed across Lebanon.

UN force accuses Israel of shooting at its HQ in Lebanon

Two peacekeepers were injured after an Israeli armored vehicle fired at an observation tower at the headquarters of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in Naqoura, southern Lebanon, according to a statement from the international force. The victims were not seriously injured, the text specifies, but they had to be hospitalized. These are not French soldiers, franceinfo learned from a source close to the matter.

This shot caused a diplomatic outcry. Italy has accused Israel of possible “war crimes”while France “waiting for explanations”. The United States said “very concerned”. France and Italy will bring together the European countries contributing to UNIFIL after these shots, AFP learned from the French Ministry of the Armed Forces.

UN investigation accuses Israel of seeking to ‘destroy’ Gaza health system

UN investigators, citing “crimes against humanity”accuse Israel of deliberately targeting health facilities in the Gaza Strip, while torturing and killing medical personnel. “Israel is implementing a concerted policy of destroying Gaza’s health system as part of its broader offensive on Gaza,” the United Nations International Independent Commission of Inquiry said in a statement.

The report also highlighted mistreatment of Palestinian detainees in Israel and hostages held in Gaza, accusing both Israel and Palestinian armed groups of “torture” and sexual violence. Israel accused the commission of “systematic discrimination” against him.

Five rescue workers killed in southern Lebanon

Lebanese Civil Defense reports that five of its rescuers were killed in an Israeli strike on one of its barracks in the south of the country, where the Israeli army is increasing ground incursions and air raids. The strike took place in the town of Dardeghaya, about twenty kilometers from the border with Israel.

Israeli strike on Gaza Strip leaves 28 dead

The Palestinian Red Crescent announced that it had recorded 28 deaths following an Israeli strike on a school in Deir el-Balah, in the center of the Gaza Strip. “Our teams attended to 28 dead and 54 injured following the targeting by the Israeli occupation army of the Rafidah school, adjacent to our headquarters in Deir el-Balah,” wrote the Red Crescent in a press release. The Hamas government’s Health Ministry for Gaza confirmed the toll in a separate statement.

According to an Israeli military statement, the Air Force “carried out a precise strike on terrorists operating in a command post […] installed inside buildings that have been used previously” for this school.