Evacuation order issued for northern Gaza and strikes continue in Beirut, as Tehran warns against retaliation
Middle East crisis – latest updates
Israel has escalated its military operations on two fronts with heavy bombing raids and mass evacuation orders in southern Lebanon and Gaza, as officials issued new threats of a retaliatory strike against Iran ahead of the one-year anniversary of the 7 October Hamas attacks.
Benjamin Netanyahu visited troops near the Lebanese border on Sunday for the first time and declared that Israel would “emerge victorious” in the conflict, as European leaders including Keir Starmer issued renewed calls for a ceasefire to halt the simultaneous wars in Lebanon and Gaza that have killed more than 42,000 people in the last year.
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