Middle East crisis live: Trump says Israel should not have attacked Beirut but warns against retaliation

US president says ‘let’s not blow it’ before peace deal is signed and urges against any further attacks after Iran says Israeli strikes won’t go ‘unanswered’Israel says it has struck Beirut’s south suburbs, with explosions heard in the city. The Israeli military claimed the attacks on the Lebanese capital were in response to Hezbollah firing into Israeli territory.The military were reportedly targeting Hezbollah targets in Beirut’s southern suburbs, the group’s stronghold known as Dahiyeh, according to a joint statement by prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and defense minister Israel Katz. Continue reading...