Austin told Gallant he was relieved Prime Minister Netanyahu was safe after the attack that targeted his home in Caesarea earlier in the day.

Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 87, displacing thousands and worsening the already dire humanitarian crisis in the region.

Israel says it is checking reports of casualties but added earlier - lower - figures from Hamas were "exaggerated".

It is one of the highest death tolls for months from a single attack.

Israeli strikes on homes in the northern Gaza Strip overnight and into Sunday left at least 87 people dead or missing, the territory's Health Ministry said, as a large-scale operation continued against Hamas militants said to be regrouping

The Israeli military tells people in more than 20 areas in Lebanon to leave, ahead of its overnight strikes.

"The fact that these attacks were carried out by an Iranian proxy—Hezbollah—does not absolve Lebanon of its responsibility. And it will not be absolved."