Live blog: Israel greenlights ground invasion of Lebanon

Tuesday, October 1, 2024

2048 GMT — Israeli cabinet has approved the ground invasion of Lebanon, Israeli media reports. Cabinet ministers have approved the next phase of Israeli army operations in Lebanon, according to Haaretz newspaper, quoting top officials familiar with the discussions.

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2126 GMT — Israel kills nearly 100 people in Lebanon strikes

Israel has killed 95 people in Lebanon after striking Lebanon.

"Israeli enemy strikes in the past 24 hours... killed 95 people and injured 172," the ministry said in a statement.

2121 GMT — UN experts condemn Israeli destructive violence 'applied in Gaza' against Lebanon

UN experts said they are alarmed by the escalation of attacks by Israel on Lebanon, urging an immediate cessation of hostilities amid risks of spillage to the whole region.

"The ballooning violence adds immensely to the instability and the ongoing suffering of civilians in the wider region, including in Palestine," the experts said in a statement.

They accused Israel of using the "same destructive violence" seen in the nearly year-old war on Gaza but now in Lebanon.

"We firmly condemn Israel's use of the same destructive violence that was applied in Gaza to its attacks on Lebanon, suggesting that attacks on civilians are justified because Hezbollah members allegedly hide among them and use civilians as human shields," they said.

2119 GMT — Israel kills 11 Palestinians in Nuseirat camp

Israel has killed at least 11 Palestinians, including women and children, after striking a house in Nuseirat camp in besieged Gaza, the Reuters news agency said, citing medics.

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