Dozens killed in Israeli strikes on Lebanon and northern Gaza

Rescue workers search for victims under the rubble of a destroyed house hit in an Israeli air strike, in Aalmat, northern Lebanon (Hassan Ammar/AP)

Israeli strikes have killed dozens of people in Lebanon and the northern Gaza Strip, where the military has been waging a major offensive for more than a month which aid groups say has further worsened a humanitarian crisis.

An air strike killed at least 23 people in the Lebanese village of Aalmat, north of Beirut and far from the areas in the south and east of the country where the militant Hezbollah group has a major presence.