This is an entry from: Live: Israel ramps up strikes on Gaza after Iran attack
Evening recap
30 September 2024 23:59 BST
Hello Middle East Eye readers.
On Monday evening Israeli troops and tanks continued to mass at the Lebanese border and US officials said an Israeli ground-invasion appeared "imminent". Here's what else you need to know about today's developments:
- The US said Israel was already operating on the ground in Lebanon with media reports saying commando raids have been ongoing for days
- Lebanon’s army pulled back at least 5 kilometres, or roughly three miles, from the Israel-Lebanon border, according to Reuters
- Israel declared the areas around Metula, Misgav Am, and Kfar Giladi in northern Israel a “closed military zone”
- Israeli strikes on Lebanon killed at least 95 people Lebanon’s health ministry said
- Hezbollah, still in disarray from the killing of its leader Hassan Nasrallah, launched missiles at Israeli troops and towns in northern Lebanon
- Heavy Israeli artillery shelling and air strikes have been reported in several towns and villages near the border of Israel
- The US said it was sending “a few thousand” more troops to the Middle East