CAIRO: Israeli airstrikes killed at least 31 people in the Gaza Strip, including 11 at a makeshift cafeteria in an Israeli-declared humanitarian zone, officials said. In Lebanon, warplanes struck the capital Beirut’s southern suburbs on Tuesday after the military warned people to evacuate a number of homes.
The new bombardment on both fronts comes on the verge of a deadline set by the US for Israel to dramatically ramp up humanitarian aid allowed in Gaza or risk possible restrictions on US military funding. A group of eight international aid agencies said in a report on Tuesday that Israel has failed to meet the US demands.