Israel launched air strikes on Hezbollah bastions in Beirut and south Lebanon, while Hezbollah fired on Israeli military bases in Haifa. Israel's military reported a heavy rocket barrage on Haifa, injuring two civilians. Israel has escalated its bombing of targets in Lebanon since September 23, later sending in ground troops. In the Palestinian territory, 24 people were killed in strikes. Israel's military chief said Hezbollah has already paid a big price, but Israel will keep fighting until displaced residents can return safely. Lebanon's state-run National News Agency reported a series of strikes, and the health ministry said an Israeli strike in the Bekaa Valley killed six people. Hezbollah said it fired a guided missile that set an Israeli tank ablaze. Funerals were held for 14 civil defense staff killed in an Israeli strike. Lebanese authorities say over 3,452 people have been killed since October last year. Israel announced the death of a soldier in southern Lebanon, bringing the number killed in fighting with Hezbollah to 48. In Hamas-run Gaza, the Israeli military said it continued operations in the northern areas of Jabalia and Beit Lahia. A UN-backed assessment warned famine was imminent in northern Gaza. Israel has pushed back against a Human Rights Watch report that said its displacement of Gazans amounts to a crime against humanity. The Gaza health ministry said the overall death toll in more than 13 months of war has reached 43,799. Demonstrators in Tel Aviv reiterated demands that the government reach a deal to free hostages still held in Gaza. Israel said it targeted the Islamic Jihad group in Syria, killing two leaders. Hamas, Hezbollah, and Islamic Jihad are all backed by Iran. A top government official in Beirut said that the US ambassador presented a 13-point proposal to halt the Israel-Hezbollah conflict.