Live: Gaza rescuers say three aid workers killed in Israeli airstrike

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People react in front of a car hit by an Israeli strike in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on November 30, 2024.

Gaza rescuers said three aid workers were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Khan Younis on Saturday that the Israeli military said targeted a "terrorist" involved in the October 7 Hamas attacks. Israel said it also struck Hezbollah weapons smuggling sites along Syria's border with Lebanon, testing a fragile, days-old ceasefire. Read our liveblog for the latest developments.

Yesterday's key developments:

  • Lebanese residents banned by Israeli army to return to several villages in south.

  • Hezbollah chief says group scored 'divine victory' in war against Israel.

  • Israeli army says it hit Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.

(FRANCE 24 with AFP, AP, and Reuters)


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