LIVE: Israel strikes Lebanon, Gaza as Hezbollah steps up rocket fire

 

At least 26 Palestinians are killed in Israeli attacks throughout the Gaza Strip since dawn, medical sources say, including 18 in Jabalia refugee camp as the forced expulsion by troops in the north continues.

The UN Human Rights Office says it is concerned Israel “may be causing the destruction of the Palestinian population in Gaza’s northernmost governorate through death and displacement”.

At least 12 Israeli missiles hit Beirut’s southern suburbs after attacks by Israel killed at least 16 people across Lebanon on Saturday, according to Lebanon’s Health Ministry.

The UN said an Israeli army bulldozer demolished a peacekeeping observation tower in southern Lebanon, marking the latest attack on the UN’s Interim Force In Lebanon (UNIFIL).