Live Blog Update| Israel's war on Gaza
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Evening recap

25 September 2024 23:53 BST

Hello Middle East Eye readers. On Wednesday, western leaders have been scrambling to put together a proposal for a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, as the conflict between the two draws closer to a full-blown war.

The US and France are working on a proposal for a 21-day temporary truce, officials tell MEE, which could be used as an offramp against such a regional war.

At the UN, Iran called for the Security Council to restore peace but said that in the case a war does break out in Lebanon, Tehran will not remain indifferent.

The UN Security Council is meeting on Wednesday evening to discuss the situation in Lebanon.

Meanwhile, Israeli troops have been amassing at the country's border with Lebanon. Israeli General Herzi Halevi warned troops to be on alert about a possible ground incursion into Lebanon. The Pentagon said that it doesn't believe such a ground invasion is imminent.

Amid the ongoing threat of a larger Israeli war on Lebanon, a senior Hamas official released a statement reiterating that Hamas and Hezbollah are in "full coordination" and have been since the war on Gaza began last October.

Here's what else you need to know from today's developments:

  • Israeli air strikes on Lebanon killed at least 72 people on Wednesday and injured nearly 400 others.

  • Israel's ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, said that Israel would use all the means at its disposal in Lebanon if a diplomatic solution were to fail.

  • Russia's deputy foreign minister called for an immediate cessation of hostilities in Lebanon.

  • The Pentagon said that the US is not providing any intelligence or other support to Israel in its recent attacks on Lebanon.

  • The Islamic Resistance, an Iraq-based umbrella group of militias, launched a drone attack on Israel's Red Sea port of Eilat, which caused a major explosion in the city and injured two people.

  • The Qassam Brigades, Hamas' armed wing, released video footage showing a group of fighters ambushing a convoy of Israeli armed vehicles with rocket fire in Gaza's southern city of Rafah.

  • The US has sent dozens of troops to Cyprus amid the ongoing escalation in the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. The troops are there to prepare for a range of possibilities, including the evacuation of Americans from Lebanon.