The war began when Hamas-led militants blew holes in the border fence and stormed into southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. They killed some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and abducted around 250. Some 100 hostages are still inside Gaza, about a third of whom are believed to be dead.

At least 20 children are among the dead in attacks north of Beirut and in northern Gaza, officials rescuers and medics say.

On Friday, experts from a panel that monitors food security said famine is imminent in the north or may already be happening.