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Israeli attacks on UN forces in Lebanon must stop, say UK, Italy, France and Germany – as it happened

Israeli attacks on the United Nations’ peacekeeping mission in Lebanon, known as UNIFIL, are contrary to international humanitarian law and must stop at once, Italy, Britain, France and Germany said, Reuters reports.

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Middle East crisis live: 18 people reportedly killed in Israeli strike in northern Lebanon, far from border

So far the main focus of Israel’s military operations in Lebanon has been in the south, the eastern Bekaa Valley and the suburbs of Beirut.

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Middle East crisis live: call for UN inquiry after fresh Israeli attack on peacekeepers in Lebanon

Human Rights Watch (HRW) called for a UN inquiry into Israeli attacks on peacekeepers belonging to the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) on Friday, after three separate attacks on Unifil personnel in south Lebanon.

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Middle East crisis live: UN inquiry accuses Israel of crime of ‘extermination’ in destruction of Gaza health system

A UN inquiry said on Thursday it found that Israel carried out a concerted policy of destroying Gaza’s healthcare system in the Gaza war, actions amounting to both war crimes and the crime against humanity of extermination, reports Reuters.

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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.