Summary of the day …
Israel has started to deploy extra troops to its northern border in preparation for potential full-scale war with the powerful Lebanese group, Hezbollah. Troops under the banner of the Northern Command conducted a major training exercise drilling “extreme” scenarios in the area on Wednesday, overseen partly by the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. Israel’s defence minister, Yoav Gallant, has warned that Israel’s military is capable of taking Lebanon “back to the stone age” in any war with Hezbollah
Israel’s military ordered more of Gaza’s civilians to move, instructing them to vacate a number of blocks in the Shujayea neighbourhood
A small number of children with cancer and other serious illnesses have been allowed to leave the Gaza Strip for treatment via the Kerem Shalom crossing
Israel’s military confirmed that one soldier was killed and 16 others injured in the Jenin refugee camp in the Israeli-occupied West Bank by an explosive device buried under a road which targeted their vehicles
Palestinian news agency Wafa reports that Isreali forces detain 28 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank in the last 24 hours
In Israel anti-government protest again blocked highways, as demonstrators, including the families of some of those held hostage, demanded Benjamin Netanyahu’s government strike a deal for their release and hold elections
Syria’s national news agency reported that two people were killed inside Syria by an Israeli strike, and there were reports of several strikes by Israel inside Lebanon, one of which reportedly killed a target on a motorcycle
Hezbollah claimed to have targeted an Israeli Navy base near Rosh Hanikra with explosive-laden drones
A ship heading to Dammam, in Saudi Arabia, reported being struck in the Red Sea, where Yemen’s Houthis have been attacking ships they claim are linked to Israel
Al Jazeera is reporting that one person has been killed by an Israeli drone strike which targeted a motorcycle inside Lebanon.
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