Beirut: Israeli strikes against the militant group Hezbollah killed at least 38 people on Wednesday around the eastern city of Baalbek in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley. Israeli attacks also hit Beirut's southern suburbs. Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah have been exchanging fire for more than a year parallel to the Gaza war, but fighting has intensified since late September.

38 people killed in Israeli attacks

Israeli troops have stepped up bombardments of Lebanon's south and east and carried out ground incursions into border villages. Beirut Governor Bachir Khodr told X that 38 people were killed and 54 injured in about 40 Israeli attacks on the Baalbek-Hermel governorate. The Israeli military has not commented.

At the same time, the Israel Defense Forces said on Wednesday morning that Hezbollah commander Hussein Abd al-Halim Harb, who carried out a rocket attack on the northern Israeli city of Metula, has been killed in an airstrike in southern Lebanon. Along with this, a court in northwestern Iran has sentenced four people to death on charges of spying for Israel. However, it has not been informed which country the accused belong to.

Netanyahu sacks Israel's defence minister

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday night sacked Defense Minister Yoab Galant. Differences between the two leaders were constantly increasing. Foreign Minister Katz has been made Defense Minister, while Gideon Saar has become the new Foreign Minister. Katz has been a long-time ally and loyalist of Netanyahu. Katz has played many important roles.

Hours after being sacked from the post of Defence Minister, Yoab Galant expressed his gratitude to the country's security forces in his address and expressed grief over the policies of the Netanyahu government. After Galant's sacking, people also protested on the streets. Thousands of people had gathered to reject Netanyahu's decision. The protesters said that this step is not right for Israel's security. In fact, this step is taking Israel towards dictatorship.

More than 100 patients will be evacuated from Gaza

More than 100 patients, including children, from the Palestinian territory seized during the Israel-Hamas war will be transferred out of the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, a World Health Organization official said. Asked if Israel had approved the transfer, he said it was expected Israeli authorities would facilitate it.