An Israeli airstrike on Beit Lahia in northern Gaza killed at least three Palestinians, including children, as Israel's occupation forces continue heavy bombardments and escalating attacks, including on the Jabalia refugee camp in the north and Rafah in the south.

The Israel Defense Forces continued its intense airstrike and ground campaigns in Gaza -- particularly in the north of the strip -- and in Lebanon, with Israeli attacks on targets nationwide including in the capital Beirut.

A total of 20 people were killed and 21 others injured in Israeli airstrikes in and near the Syrian capital Damascus, as Israel launched attacks at targets on multiple fronts. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Thursday that strikes had hit buildings in two neighbourhoods in the Syrian capital Damascus,