Israel bombards northern Gaza and southern Beirut, stepping up attacks on Iran proxies – POLITICO

Israel intensified its bombardment of southern Beirut and northern Gaza overnight, as the Israeli military stepped up its airstrikes against Iran-allied militant groups.

An Israeli strike on a mosque in the Gaza Strip early Sunday killed at least 19 people, Palestinian officials said. Huge bombings hit the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital from late Saturday into Sunday, according to reports.

Israel is still battling Hamas in Gaza nearly a year after the Iran-backed militant group's Oct. 7 attack. The Israeli military has opened a new front against Hezbollah in Lebanon, which has been trading fire with Israel along the border since the war in Gaza began.