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The Israeli army has called on residents of 53 villages in southern Lebanon and the Bekaa to evacuate their homes and move at least one kilometre away.

“Whoever is behind it, the launching of rockets from southern Lebanon is an irresponsible and suspicious act. It endangers Lebanon’s security and safety and gives Israel pretexts to continue its attacks against it. We will not allow the country to be dragged into new adventures, and we will take all necessary measures to stop those responsible and protect the Lebanese people.”

Eight Israeli air strikes hit Beirut’s southern suburbs, according to local reports. The strikes came less than an hour after Hezbollah said it had fired rockets towards northern Israel.

Hezbollah says it fired precision rockets and drones at the Mishmar HaCarmel site south of Haifa in northern Israel overnight. The group says the attack was in retaliation for the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and in response to ongoing Israeli strikes, calling it a “legitimate act of self-defence.”

Significant development: rockets may have been launched from Lebanon towards Israel.

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Two years of war. Gaza is exhausted, its people are hungry, homeless, and running out of hope. Many now beg for peace, even an imperfect one.“We just want to live,” a young father told the BBC.

Two years into the Gaza war, exhaustion has replaced anger. “We no longer dream of victory, just an end,” one resident told the BBC. Most Gazans say they want Hamas to accept the ceasefire deal, not out of hope, but out of sheer fatigue from death, displacement and hunger.

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