Gaza’s civil defence agency says at least 12 killed and many others wounded in an attack on a school in the Shati refugee camp in Gaza City.

    Israeli raids in Gaza have killed 27 people since dawn, including 19 in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, medical sources tell Al Jazeera.

    Israel bombed Beirut overnight after Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health reported 40 people were killed and 53 wounded in aerial bombardments of areas in eastern Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley and Baalbek city.

    Israel’s genocide in Gaza has killed at least 43,469 Palestinians and injured 102,561 since October 7, 2023. An estimated 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the Hamas-led attacks that day, and more than 200 were taken captive.

    In Lebanon, at least 3,050 people have been killed and 13,658 wounded in Israeli attacks since the war on Gaza began.

    What is UNIFIL?

    Here are some quick facts about UNIFIL:

•     UNIFIL, as well as unarmed technical observers known as UNTSO, has long been stationed in southern Lebanon to monitor hostilities along the demarcation line, known as the Blue Line, between Lebanon and Israel.
•     Its roughly 10,000 peacekeepers are tasked with monitoring the ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel.
•     UNIFIL was set up in 1978 to monitor the withdrawal of Israeli forces after they invaded Lebanon in reprisal for a Palestinian attack.
•     Israel continued to occupy territory in southern Lebanon until 2000, when it announced a withdrawal.
•     While the withdrawal was certified by the UN, Lebanon disputed it, arguing that the Shebaa Farms was part of its territory and not part of the Syrian Golan Heights, which Israel continues to occupy.
•     The UNIFIL force expanded after the war between Hezbollah and Israel in 2006.
•     The monthlong war ended with UN Security Council Resolution 1701, which demanded that both sides respect the border and that “all armed groups in Lebanon” be disarmed.

    Israeli military issues new evacuation order in northern Gaza

    The Israeli military has issued the order for several areas in northern Gaza, from which it claims Palestinian fighters have launched rockets.

    “We inform you that the designated area is considered a dangerous combat zone. For your safety, move south immediately,” military spokesman Avichay Adraee said in a post on X along with a map of the area in Gaza City’s northwest.

    The north of Gaza is currently under a month-long siege by the Israeli military.

    During this time, our colleagues on the ground have reported that Palestinians in the north have been evacuated countless times, leading to a sense of constant displacement.

    The Israeli military has also repeatedly targeted the areas which it has designated as so-called ‘safe zones’.

    Dozens of Lebanon MPs demand UN protection of heritage sites

    More than 100 Lebanese lawmakers have issued an appeal to the United Nations, demanding the preservation of heritage sites in areas heavily bombed by Israel during its war with Hezbollah.

    “During the devastating war on Lebanon, Israel has caused grave human rights violations and atrocities,” said a letter addressed to UNESCO’s chief, demanding “the protection of Lebanon’s historic sites in Baalbek, Tyre, Sidon, and other invaluable landmarks currently at risk due to the escalation of the atrocities.”