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Foreign correspondent Secunder Kermani is in Lebanon looking at how Hezbollah plans to rebuild now a fragile ceasefire is in place.

We’re joined by Israeli diplomat and journalist, Alon Pinkas, who has also served as an adviser to two former prime ministers: Ehud Barak and Shimon Peres.

America’s Middle East envoy Amos Hochstein is on his way to meet Israeli leaders to try and agree a plan for ceasefire talks with Hezbollah, after making what he called “additional progress” in Beirut.

Hezbollah’s media chief is said to have been killed in an Israeli air strike in central Beirut that hit a building which some reports said was the offices of the Syrian Ba’ath party. 

The conflict across the Middle East escalated further overnight when Israeli jets launched dozens of air strikes against several locations in Iran.

The images we’ve seen from Gaza over the last year have been shocking and violent. Homes destroyed, bodies broken and hospitals overwhelmed in the face of Israel’s assault.

In the northern Israeli city of Haifa – seven Israeli citizens have gone on trial, accused of spying for Iran. They’re being charged with a range of security offences – including aiding an enemy during wartime.

The IDF told us that their forces are operating around the Kamal Adwan hospital in northern Gaza based on intelligence regarding the presence of terrorists and terrorist infrastructure.

Reports from Gaza say at least 72 people have been killed in Israeli attacks across the territory since Thursday night.

People in Gaza are continuing to flee an Israeli offensive in the north, which has left the few remaining hospitals on the brink of collapse, and forced emergency responders to suspend their operations.

Strikes in Northern Gaza were watched by a group of hardline Israeli settlers, gathered for a two-day event where they drew up plans for their future homes in the Gaza strip.

Strikes in Northern Gaza were watched by a group of hardline Israeli settlers, gathered for a two-day event where they drew up plans for their future homes in the Gaza strip.

We spoke to Mustafa Barghouti, a politician in the West Bank, who’s leader of the Palestinian National Initiative party.

We spoke to Miri Eisin, a retired Israel Defense Forces colonel with a background in military intelligence.

In Lebanon, Israel continues to strike across the country as their army targets Hezbollah members who have moved beyond their traditional areas.