Palestinian medical officials say Israeli strikes in Gaza have killed at least 31 people in the past 24 hours.

Outgoing US Secretay of State Antony Blinken has said Israel achieved its aims and must now allow Palestinians to return to Gaza. Meanwhile, Hezbollah has launched drone attacks on Tel Aviv. DW has the latest.

President Joe Biden and Israeli President Isaac Herzog met at the White House on Tuesday afternoon to discuss the war against Hamas and Hezbollah and other Middle East concerns.

In Lebanon, to the north, the Iran-backed militant Hezbollah group, began firing into Israel on Oct. 8, 2023, in solidarity with Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Since the conflict erupted, more than 3,200 people have been killed and more than 14,000 wounded in Lebanon, the country's Health Ministry reported.

Several large airstrikes hit Beirut’s southern suburbs early Thursday, including one on a site adjacent to Lebanon’s only international airport. The Israeli military had issued an evacuation

However, the Biden administration said Tuesday it won't limit weapons transfers to Israel because the U.S. says its key ally has made good but limited progress in increasing the flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza.

Palestinian medical officials said Israeli strikes in Gaza have killed at least 31 people in the past 24 hours while eight international aid groups said Tuesday that Israel has failed to meet U.S.