Israel's military has launched more than 1,300 strikes on Lebanon targeting Hezbollah after warning residents to leave areas where the terrorist group may be operating. Follow live.
Israel has launched intense air strikes across Lebanon after warning residents to avoid any house where Hezbollah was operating.If you're just tuning into our live coverage of the unfolding situation in Lebanon , here's a quick rundown to get you up to speed:
The death toll from the Israeli strikes has risen to 492, including women, children and medics, according to Lebanon's health ministry. Rami Khouri, a distinguished fellow at the American University of Beirut, said Mr Netanyahu's suggestion that Hezbollah militants infiltrated civilian infrastructure for the purpose of fighting distorted the reality of how interconnected civilians and fighters in both Israel and Lebanon were."Both sides are fighting while being deeply entrenched in their civilian populations in their urban centers and villages.
She also reiterated that the Australian government demands a two-state solution and "it demands the observance of international humanitarian law".Speaking with reporters in New York, Foreign Minister Penny Wong says the Australian government is "deeply concerned" by the escalation in conflict between Hezbollah and Israel in Lebanon.
"I repeat my call for an immediate ceasefire on both sides, which I will emphasise when I meet G7 ministers tonight."The escalation between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah has almost become a full-fledged war, the European Union's foreign policy chief said on Monday. "We've got some concrete ideas we're going to be discussing with allies and partners this week to try to figure out the way forward on this," they said.
UAE is one of a few Arab nations to have formal diplomatic ties with Israel, but it also supports Palestinian independence and shares strong cultural relations with Palestinian people.President of the UAE, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, met with United States President Joe Biden in the White House yesterday.
"So look, as it relates to the escalation that we're seeing currently in the Middle East — look, we're concerned," she said.
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