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Israel continued to carry out massacres in Gaza. (Photo: via social media)

By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

The mayor of Nabatieh, in southern Lebanon, was killed along with several members of the municipality, in one of the Israeli raids that targeted the city on Wednesday.

In a call with his French counterpart, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned against any Israeli escalation in the region, stressing the necessity of stopping the aggression on Lebanon and Gaza. 

Hussam Abu Safiya, the Director of the Kamal Adwan Hospital said that hospitals in the northern Gaza Strip are in a catastrophic situation, and called for the opening of safe corridors to save the lives of patients in the area.

According to the Palestinian Health Ministry (Gaza), 42,289 Palestinians have been killed, and 98,684 wounded in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza starting on October 7, 2023.

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Wed, Oct 16, 11:33 AM (Palestine Time)

Iran Warns against Israeli Escalation

IRANIAN FM ARAQCHI (in a call with French FM):

We warn against any new escalation in the region.

We stress the necessity of stopping Israeli attacks on Lebanon.

International community must work to remove obstacles to delivering humanitarian aid.

IRANIAN FM ARAQCHI (in a call with French FM):

We warn against any new escalation in the region.

We stress the necessity of stopping Israeli attacks on Lebanon.

International community must work to remove obstacles to delivering humanitarian aid. pic.twitter.com/2QJWy42swL

— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) October 16, 2024

Wed, Oct 16, 11:33 AM (Palestine Time)

Fire Belt on Nabatieh

AL-MAYADEEN: Israeli forces are implementing a fire belt on the city of Nabatieh.

Wed, Oct 16, 11:33 AM (Palestine Time)

Mayor of Nabatieh Killed in Israeli Raid

AFP: The mayor of Nabatieh was killed in one of the Israeli raids that targeted the city today, Wednesday.

Several members of the Nabatieh municipality, in southern Lebanon, including the mayor, have reportedly been killed in an Israeli airstrike targeting the municipality building. pic.twitter.com/obO8dR4kmM

— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) October 16, 2024

Wed, Oct 16, 11:33 AM (Palestine Time)

Hospitals in Northern Gaza are in 'Catastrophic Situation'

DIRECTOR OF KAMAL ADWAN HOSPITAL: Hussam Abu Safiya, director of Kamal Adwan Hospital, told Al Jazeera that hospitals in the northern Gaza Strip are in a catastrophic situation, and called for the opening of safe corridors to save the lives of patients in the area.

Hussam Abu Safiya, director of Kamal Adwan Hospital, told Al Jazeera that hospitals in the northern Gaza Strip are in a catastrophic situation, and called for the opening of safe corridors to save the lives of patients in the area. pic.twitter.com/Tl5pe3l3Aj

— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) October 16, 2024

Wed, Oct 16, 11:33 AM (Palestine Time)

Israeli Raids on Southern Lebanon

AL-JAZEERA: Israeli raids targeted the city of Nabatieh and the town of Nabatieh al-Fawqa in southern Lebanon.

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