Rescuers in the Gaza Strip said 13 children were among 30 people killed by Israeli strikes in the territory's north. The first hit a house in Jabalia, killing at least 25 people including 13 children and injuring more than 30,

Israel launched deadly strikes on Gaza and Lebanon Sunday, rescuers and authorities said, ahead of a US deadline for improved aid delivery to the Palestinian territory.Israel's main military backer the United States on October 15 warned that it could withhold some of its billions of dollars in military assistance unless Israel improves aid delivery to the Gaza Strip within 30 days -- a deadline that expires on Wednesday.

Israel has launched renewed attacks on targets in the Gaza Strip and in Lebanon, the military said early on Sunday, adding that it had "eliminated dozens of terrorists." In the northern Gaza city of Jabalia,