Warning sirens rang out in the Ashkelon region and the communities of Zikim and Karmiya shortly after 9 a.m. Wednesday on the border with Gaza. At the same time, rockets were launched towards the city of Ashkelon, however, there are no immediate reports of direct clashes or injuries.

At the same time, the head of Hezbollah Hassan Nasrallah had a meeting with representatives of Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad in Beirut.

The images released show Nasrallah meeting with Hamas deputy leader Saleh al-Aruri and Islamic Jihad leader Ziad Nahaleh.

Hezbollah-owned Al-Manar TV reported that Hassan Nasrallah and the other two leaders assessed the next “resistance” steps to be taken to “achieve real victory” in Gaza.

All-night barrage of Israeli airstrikes

Overnight the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) carried out dozens of airstrikes in the Gaza Strip, including on Hamas tunnels, command centers, weapons storage sites, and mortar and anti-tank rocket launch sites.

The IDF says the strikes also targeted war rooms, infrastructure and command centers belonging to Hamas’ so-called emergency operational mechanism.

According to the IDF, Hamas’ operational emergency mechanism is responsible for creating blockades that prevent Palestinians from evacuating from northern Gaza to the south. In fact, he has warned the residents of Gaza to leave the northern part of the Strip.

Also, the Israel Defense Forces overnight carried out a drone strike near the West Bank city of Jenin. Israel said it was responding to “armed terrorists” who “fired and threw explosive devices against Israeli security forces.” Three Palestinians were killed, said the director of Jenin Government Hospital.

The Palestinian Ministry of Health brings the total number of Palestinians killed in the West Bank since October 7 to 103, and it is estimated that more than 5,800 people have been killed in Gaza since the offensive began on October 7.

Hamas: At least 80 people were killed by Israeli strikes

The Hamas government said at least 80 people were killed and “hundreds were wounded” in airstrikes in the evening, according to the AFP news agency.