Israel’s military said it reopened an offensive in northern Gaza to combat militants who have resurfaced in the area, issuing sweeping evacuation orders after residents reported heavy artillery shelling overnight.

The Israeli strike hit a mosque where displaced people were sheltering in the Gaza town of Deir al Balah. A year after Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on Israel, a new front has opened in Lebanon.

Israel and Hezbollah have traded fire across the Lebanon border almost daily since the day after Hamas' cross-border attack on Oct. 7, 2023.