Middle East crisis live: Lebanon’s prime minister condemns latest attacks by Israel as ‘collective punishment’ of peaceful civilians

“Nothing can justify the ongoing assaults on my regions of Tyre and Nabatieh… nor the continuous threats targeting our peaceful people there”, Nawaf Salam wrote on XHezbollah has claimed dozens of drone and rocket attacks that it said targeted Israeli troops in southern Lebanon and northern Israel.The group said it launched several attacks on Israeli soldiers and tanks that crossed the Litani river into the town of Zawtar al-Sharqiyah near Nabatieh, as close-range fighting continues. Continue reading...