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The toll on civilians in Lebanon is “totally unacceptable”, the United Nations warned tonight – as Israeli airstrikes continued to pound the country – while almost 200 rockets were fired into Northern Israel, with no reports of major damage.

Massive blasts shook Beirut’s southern suburbs overnight, including near the city’s main airport. Israel’s military said it targeted Hezbollah’s central intelligence headquarters.

Meanwhile, a rare Israeli air strike on the occupied West Bank hit a coffee shop in the Tulkarem refugee camp, killing a senior Hamas commander and 17 others. More than 700 people have been killed in the West Bank since the 7th October attacks.

And medics say Israel’s ongoing bombardment across Gaza has killed at least 29 Palestinians today.