Israeli strikes on north Lebanon and Gaza kill dozens, officials and rescuers say | BBC News

At least 30 people have been killed in an Israeli strike on a house in Jabalia, northern Gaza, according to the official Palestinian news agency Wafa and Gaza's Hamas-run civil defence agency.

The civil defence said the dead included 13 children.

And at least 23 people, including seven children, have been killed in Almat near Byblos, to the north of the capital Beirut, the Lebanese health ministry said.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it struck a site in Jabalia where "terrorists were operating" and steps had been taken to mitigate civilian harm and the details were under review.

The IDF has not commented on the strike in Lebanon.

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