The Israeli military reports soldiers have engaged in close-quarters ground fighting in both Lebanon and the Gaza Strip in the past day, while fighter jets and drones dropped many bombs on both territories, Al Jazeera reports.

The air force attacked about 185 Hezbollah and 45 Hamas targets including buildings, rocket launchers and fighters. It also released aerial footage of an air strike on Lebanon.

A view shows damaged buildings, in the aftermath of Israeli strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs, amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, Lebanon on October 9. — Reuters
A view shows damaged buildings, in the aftermath of Israeli strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs, amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, Lebanon on October 9. — Reuters

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