• Death toll expected to rise with more than 87 Palestinians killed or missing after Israeli air strikes on northern Gaza’s Beit Lahiya, as rescuers pull bodies and survivors from the concrete debris of destroyed homes.
• The Israeli military pounds the southern suburbs of Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, with attacks on an alleged Hezbollah intelligence headquarters, although residents say civilian residences were hit.
• The 16-day Israeli military siege of northern Gaza continues with access to food, water, medicine and vital services cut off for an estimated 400,000 trapped residents.
• In Gaza, at least 42,603 people have been killed and 99,795 wounded in Israeli attacks since October 7, 2023. At least 1,139 people were killed in Hamas’s assault on southern Israel and more than 200 taken captive.

SOURCE: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/10/20/live-dozens-killed-in-israeli-attack-on-beit-lahiya-in-north-of-gaza