As we've just reported, at least 30 people have been killed in Israeli attacks on Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip on Friday, according to AFP news agency citing Gaza's Hamas-run civil defence agency.

Images show people who have been killed and injured being taken to Al Ahli Baptist hospital.

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Gaza's Hamas-run civil defence agency was quoted by the AFP news agency as saying at least 30 people were killed in Israeli strikes throughout Friday in the Jabalia city and refugee camp.

The agency's spokesman says that a strike that occurred before 21:40 local time (19:40 BST) had left "12 dead, including women and children" in the town, adding that 14 people were still missing and likely trapped under the rubble, according to AFP.

Ahmad al-Kahlut, director of the agency in northern Gaza, is also quoted by AFP as saying that 18 people had been killed by several strikes, including hits on "eight schools" in the camp that were serving as shelters for displaced people.

Yesterday, an "urgent" call for fuel was issued by the Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza for the intensive care unit at the Kamal Adwan Hospital in Jabalia refugee camp.

In a post on Telegram, the health ministry said it needed fuel to "save the lives of the wounded and sick before it is too late".

Earlier this week, Palestinian medics said they began moving premature babies and other patients away from the hospital, as Israeli troops and tanks encircled it.

The health ministry has not yet commented on the latest Israeli strikes in Jabalia in northern Gaza.

At least 20 people have been killed and dozens wounded by Israeli strikes in Jabalia on Friday night, according to the Reuters news agency, citing medics.

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) says thousands of people are trapped in Jabalia refugee camp.

In a post on X, external, MSF project coordinator Sarah Vuylsteke says "nobody is allowed to get in or out".

And MSF driver Haydar, also trapped in the camp, says "I am afraid to stay, and I am also afraid to leave".

Israeli forces began an offensive in the area a week ago, which it says is aimed at stopping Hamas regrouping.

According to Reuters news agency, citing medics, 61 people were killed in Israeli military attacks across the Gaza Strip on Friday.

We're re-starting our live coverage this morning, with reports from Reuters news agency that at least 20 people have been killed in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip.

World leaders have also condemned attacks on United Nations peacekeepers by Israeli forces after a second incident within 48 hours in southern Lebanon.

On Friday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said its troops were responsible for an incident, in which two Sri Lankan soldiers for the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) were injured.

The IDF says its soldiers, operating around the base in Naqoura, identified a threat and opened fire - adding the incident would be investigated "at the highest levels".

Meanwhile, on Thursday, UNIFIL said its headquarters in Naqoura and nearby positions were "repeatedly hit" by Israeli forces. Two peacekeepers were injured in the attack, according to UNIFIL, which siad that IDF soldiers "deliberately fired at and disabled the position’s perimeter-monitoring cameras" on Wednesday.

France summoned Israel's ambassador, and issued a statement with Italy and Spain calling such attacks "unjustifiable".

U.S. President Joe Biden said he was asking Israel not to hit the UNIFIL forces.

Russia said it was "outraged" and demanded Israel refrain from "hostile actions" against peacekeepers.

Earlier this week, Israel's military expanded its ground invasion of southern Lebanon further west and told people in Naqoura - as well as dozens of other towns and villages - to evacuate.

Meanwhile in Israel, the IDF says two drones were detected from Lebanon, external - one was intercepted, and another caused damage to a building in Herzliya, in the northern part of the Tel Aviv District. Another drone crossed into Israel from Syria, external, the IDF says, and fell in an open area in the Golan Heights.

And the Lebanese ministry of health said three people, including a two-year-old girl, were killed in an Israeli raid on the city of Sidon in southern Lebanon on Friday.

We will be monitoring developments on this page.

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Before we pause our live coverage, here's a reminder of the latest updates from this evening:

• Sri Lanka has condemned an attack on Unifil that injured two of their UN Peacekeepers, as the Israeli military says it struck the base when troops identified an "immediate threat against them" nearby
• Joe Biden asked Israel not to hit UN Peacekeepers while it carries out operations against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon
• In a joint statement, the leaders of France, Italy and Spain add that attacks such as the one that injured two UN Peacekeepers are "unjustifiable"
• Meanwhile in northern Gaza, at least 30 people have been killed in strikes on the town of Jabalia, the Hamas-run civil defence agency has been quoted as saying by AFP
• A building has been damaged and an unmanned aircraft intercepted after sirens were heard over central Israel. There are no reported casualties

This is the end of our coverage today, but this article takes a closer look at what's unfolded in Lebanon.

In Lebanon, the country's public health ministry says two girls, aged two and 16, have been killed in an Israeli raid on Al-Bissarieh, in the Sidon district.

A third person also died while three others were injured, the Public Health Emergency Operations Centre said.

A medical charity earlier said thousands of people are trapped in the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza.

Dr Mohammed Salha, the acting director of the Al Awda Hospital in Jabalia, tells BBC's Newshour programme the area has been under siege for seven days.

Israel has been conducting a new ground operation in the area, targeting regrouping Hamas fighters.

He says the hospital will run out of fuel tomorrow as Israeli forces are "cutting Jabalia from the rest of Gaza".

Dr Salha adds Israelis are putting pressure on people in northern Gaza to leave. "No medication, no medical supplies, no healthy water, no fuel, so pressure, pressure on these people to move and go directly to the south."

The Hamas-run civil defence agency has been quoted by the AFP news agency as saying that at least 30 people have been killed in Israeli strikes in the Jabalia town and refugee camp in northern Gaza on Friday. The BBC has not been able to verify this figure.

Its spokesman Mahmoud Bassal said a strike just before 21:40 local time (19:40 GMT) had left "12 dead, including women and children" in the town, AFP reports.

Earlier, Ahmad al-Kahlut, director of the agency in northern Gaza, was quoted as saying that 18 people had been killed by several strikes, including hits on "eight schools" in the camp that were serving as shelters for displaced people.

The Israeli military has launched a new ground operation in the area in recent days, saying it is targeting regrouping Hamas fighters who aim to launch attacks. It has not yet commented on the latest strikes.

We'll bring you more on this as we get it.

The Head of UN Peacekeeping says there is reason to believe some of the firing from Israel that hit peacekeepers in Lebanon was direct.

Jean-Pierre Lacroix also told BBC's Newshour programme how the UN's peacekeeping mission in Lebanon (Unifil) had been in touch with Israeli authorities to convey concern about safety and security.

Earlier, we reported Unifil saying its Naqoura base had been hit by explosions twice in 48 hours - with four people injured across both days.

The Israeli Defense Forcesacknowledged it had hit the base on Friday, saying troops had identified an "immediate threat against them" nearby and opened fire.

Mr Lacroix said: “We have reason to believe that in some cases the firing has been direct – for example we have a case where a tower was hit by a fire and also damages to cameras at one of the positions – which obviously to us very much looked like direct fire."

He said parties involved in the conflict had obligations to respect the safety of peacekeepers.

Yesterday, we heard reports that anIsraeli strike had killed five members of the Hezbollah-linked civil defence agency in Derdghaiya, a village in southern Lebanon.

The Lebanese Civil Defence Force said health workers were waiting in a makeshift emergency response centre in a church hall when it was hit by the air strike.

Today, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) addressed the attack, saying that their soldiers were targeting several members of the Amal movement - an ally of Hezbollah.

In a statement, the IDF adds that it acted to protect Israel's northern border, and says it worked "in accordance with international law."

The IDF says it was "striking to address the ongoing threat posed by the Amal organization to the homes and families of Israeli citizens."

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France, Italy and Spain have released a joint statement, saying attacks on UN Peacekeepers by Israel are "unjustifiable and should immediately come to an end".

US President Joe Biden has asked Israel not to hit UN peacekeepers while carrying out operations against Hezbollah.

Sirens and interceptions were heard over central Israel, the IDF says two unmanned aircraft were detected crossing from Lebanon and one was intercepted.

The IDF acknowledged attacks on two UN peacekeepers today, which they say was in response to an "immediate threat" nearby. The IDF say they are investigating the incident.

In Gaza, a medical charity says thousands of people are trapped in Jabalia, a refugee camp in the north. Israel has been conducting a new ground operation in the area, targeting regrouping Hamas fighters.

Last night, 22 people were killed in strikes on Beirut city centre. Lebanon's prime minister said today the casualties were all civilians.

As we reported a little earlier, sirens and interceptions have been heard over central Israel.

Now, the IDF says two unmanned aircraft were detected crossing from Lebanon and one was intercepted.

"At this stage there is damage to a building in Herzliya. No casualties are currently known. The incident is being investigated," it says.

The Israel Police has received multiple reports of rocket fragments landing in the Herzliya area, a spokesperson says.

They add police officers and police bomb disposal experts from the district are on-site, managing the debris from the interception.

The Lebanese ministry of health says three people have been killed in an "Israeli raid" on Al-Bissarieh in the city of Sidon in southern Lebanon.

It says a two-year-old girl and a sixteen-year-old woman were among those killed, and a further three people were wounded.

The ministry also says that five people have been killed and another five injured in raids in the eastern region of Baalbek-Hermel today.

The Israeli military has not yet commented on these incidents.

Sri Lanka's foreign ministry says it "strongly condemns" today's attack on the Unifil (United Nations Interim Force) headquarters in Naqoura, southern Lebanon, in which two Sri Lankan UN peacekeepers were injured.

"Sri Lanka upholds the obligations to ensure the safety and security of UN personnel and inviolability of UN premises at all times," the ministry says is a statement.

Its embassy in Beirut is in contact with Unifil about the medical attention being given to the workers.

Earlier, the Israeli military said it struck the Unifil base when troops identified an "immediate threat against them" nearby and opened fire, adding that the incident would be investigated "at the highest levels".

It's the second time in 48 hours that Unifil's headquarters had been affected by explosions, the peacekeeping mission said.

The BBC's Middle East Bureau Chief Jo Floto is in central Israel, where he says sirens and interceptions can currently be heard.

The Israeli military has also just issued a statement saying sirens are sounding in several areas in central Israel, regarding "a hostile aircraft infiltration".

The military says it's reviewing the details. We'll bring you more on this as we have it.

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US President Joe Biden says he is asking Israel not to hit UN peacekeepers while it carries out operations against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.

Asked if he was doing so by a reporter at the White House, Biden replied "absolutely".

The UN's peacekeeping mission in Lebanon (Unifil) said today its Naqoura headquarters were affected by explosions for the second time in 48 hours - with four peacekeepers injured across both days.

The IDF said earlier that it had struck an Unifil base on Friday when troops identified an "immediate threat against them" nearby and opened fire.

We're hearing further reaction now after two UN peacekeepers, who work under the United Nations Interim Force, were injured today in southern Lebanon.

In a joint statement, the leaders of France, Italy and Spain say such attacks constitute a "serious violation" of Israel's obligations under the UN Security Council Resolution 1701 and humanitarian law, and are "unjustifiable and should immediately come to an end".

Israel earlier acknowledged that shots from its military injured two peacekeepers in southern Lebanon, but says they struck when troops identified an "immediate threat against them" nearby and opened fire.

France, Italy and Spain also called for a ceasefire in the Middle East and for more humanitarian aid to be distributed in the region.

In northern Gaza, the medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) says "thousands are trapped" in the Jabalia refugee camp, including five of its staff who are "fearing for their lives".

The charity says, external Israeli forces issued evacuation orders on 7 October in Jabalia, "while carrying out attacks at the same time", meaning people could not leave safely.

Israel has been conducting a new ground operation in the area, saying it is targeting regrouping Hamas fighters who aim to launch attacks, with dozens of people reportedly killed or wounded in northern Gaza in recent days.

Haydar, an MSF driver who the charity says is trapped in the camp, adds: "I don’t know what to do, at any moment we could die. People are starving. I am afraid to stay, and I am also afraid to leave."

The Israeli military has not commented on today's situation at the camp.

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Joel Gunter
Reporting from Beirut

In a defiant and at times vitriolic statement on Friday, the Hezbollah spokesman Muhammad Afif told reporters that the group’s rocket attacks aimed at Israel in recent days were “only the beginning”.

Speaking at the site of a recent Israeli air strike on the outskirts of the southern Beirut suburb of Dahieh, in an address that was also carried by local TV, Afif said: “To the enemy I say: you have only seen a few of our strikes yet.”

He said that Hezbollah’s “strategic stockpile was fine” and that its fighters were “at the peak of readiness and highest levels of preparedness”.

Israel has dealt Hezbollah – the Iran-backed militant and political group that is a powerful force in Lebanon – a series of severe blows in recent weeks, most notably the assassination of its revered leader Hassan Nasrallah in an air strike.

Israeli strikes have also killed several other high-ranking Hezbollah officials and devastated the Hezbollah-dominated suburb of Dahieh, a densely packed residential area which has been hit night after night.

Afif also railed against the media for what he said was a bias against Hezbollah, and accused the Lebanese government of failing to take action against under “the pretext of freedom of the media”.