Middle East crisis live: Israel strikes central Beirut as Lebanon death toll passes 100

Middle East crisis live: Israel strikes central Beirut as Lebanon death toll passes 100

Airstrike on Sunday night marks the first time the IDF has struck Beirut outside its southern suburbs since 2006; Israel launches wave of airstrikes against Houthi targets in Yemen See all our Middle East coverage Lebanon’s information minister, Ziad Makary, has said during a cabinet session that diplomatic efforts for a ceasefire with Israel are…

Middle East crisis live: Netanyahu expands Gaza war aims; Blinken heads to Egypt

Middle East crisis live: Netanyahu expands Gaza war aims; Blinken heads to Egypt

War aims now include returning residents to areas in northern Israel that were evacuated after attacks by Hezbollah in Lebanon; US secretary of state heads to Cairo, his 10th visit to region since war began See all our Israel-Gaza war coverage Wafa, the Palestinian news agency, has reported that four Palestinian people, including a child,…