During an incursion by the Israeli army into the city of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, at least 32 people have died, Palestinian sources said on Wednesday. Many of the victims were women and children,

Israeli strikes killed at least 51 people in southern Gaza overnight, including women and children, as the military launched ground operations in the hard-hit city of Khan Younis, Palestinian medical officials said Wednesday.

Israel said Wednesday that seven of its solders were killed in southern Lebanon as troops battle Hezbollah militants on the ground after the start of an Israeli incursion into that country. The region braced for further escalation as Israel vowed to retaliate for Iran's ballistic missile attack a day earlier.