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Middle East crisis live: IDF orders closure of Gaza hospitals as UN warns hundreds of thousands trapped in north

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Israeli military deploys fourth division in Lebanon ground offensive

Israel has said it is expanding its ground operation in Lebanon with the deployment of a fourth division after another night of intense airstrikes across the south and east of the country.

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Israel marks 7 October with memorials and protests, as attacks on Lebanon and Gaza continue

Ceremonies were held across Israel on Monday as the country marked the first anniversary of the 7 October Hamas attacks, with the war it launched in response raging in Gaza and escalating in Lebanon, while conflict threatened to spread across the Middle East.

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Iran’s Ali Khamenei vows Hezbollah and Hamas will not back down

Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has vowed that Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in Gaza will emerge with new leaders and not back down, after a wave of Israeli strikes that have killed the groups’ senior figures.

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Lebanese army says it has returned fire at Israel for the first time

The Lebanese army said that it returned fire at Israeli forces after one of its soldiers was killed in an Israeli strike, marking the first time that the Lebanese army participated in the fighting against Israel.

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Middle East crisis live: Israel and Hezbollah fighters clash on the ground in Lebanon after Israel sends in more troops

The IDF has issued new warnings for residents in southern Lebanon, saying heavy fighting was taking place against Hezbollah.

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Middle East crisis live: Israel’s defence minister hints at Lebanon ground invasion as Hezbollah deputy says group will fight on

Israel’s defense minister, Yoav Gallant, appears to have hinted that Israel intends to mount a ground invasion of Lebanon, after he told troops in the north of the country that “We will use all of our capabilities – including you.”

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‘We are winning,’ Netanyahu tells UN, warning Iran that there’s no place Israel cannot reach – live

“There is no place in Iran that the long arm of Israel cannot reach, and that’s true of the entire Middle East,” Netanyahu said at the UN general assembly.

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Middle East crisis live: US, UK, EU and Middle Eastern countries call for immediate Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire

The US, Australia, Canada, the European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Saudi Arabia, UAE, UK, and Qatar have issued a joint statement calling for “a diplomatic settlement” of the crisis between Israel, Lebanon and Hezbollah and an immediate ceasefire.

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Lebanon conflict expands as Israeli and Hezbollah attacks reach further

Israel bombed the mountains north of Beirut and Hezbollah targeted Tel Aviv for the first time on Wednesday, in a further expansion of the range and scope of the aerial conflict across the Lebanese border.