Hezbollah later said it had launched the attack as a “preliminary response” to the killing of Hamas’s deputy chief in a Beirut suburb last week. Northern Israel was hit by a barrage of rockets fired from southern Lebanon on early Saturday. If you’re just joining us, here’s a quick rundown of all the latest from the crisis in the Middle East. Israel has not claimed responsibility while a US official told AFP that Israel was behind the strike.Įarlier on Saturday, Hezbollah said that it launched a barrage of rockets at northern Israel as a “preliminary response” to al-Arouri’s killing. On Tuesday, a strike in a Hezbollah stronghold in Beirut killed Hamas’s deputy leader, Saleh al-Arouri. Since 7 October, Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah has exchanged frequent cross-border fire with Israeli forces. “I am sending this message to Israel, too: nobody will win from a regional conflict,” he said, adding: “I think that the war can be prevented, has to be avoided and diplomacy can prevail.” It is absolutely necessary to avoid Lebanon being dragged into a regional conflict,” Agence France-Presse reports. Speaking at a press conference with Lebanon’s foreign minister, Borrell said: “It is imperative to avoid regional escalation in the Middle East. The Metropolitan police made several arrests at the park, before protesters marched through Westminster and were then stopped by officers in Parliament Square, next to Big Ben.Įuropean foreign policy chief Josep Borrell warned on Saturday that it is “absolutely necessary” that Lebanon not be dragged into a regional conflict as a result of Israel’s war in Gaza. The group announced a meeting location – a drinking fountain in St James’s Park – at 10am on Saturday and protesters began to gather around midday. It also called for the UK to stop arms sales to Israel and an end to the Israeli occupation of Palestine. The demonstration, organised by the Free Palestine Coalition, renewed calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Protesters blocked off the bridge and the surrounding roads after a march from St James’s Park in central London on Saturday. Hundreds of protesters in London have staged a sit-in on Westminster Bridge, calling for a ceasefire in Gaza in the first big demonstration of the year. The Guardian’s Mabel Banfield-Nwachi writes: Hundreds of people in London have blocked off Westminster Bridge in calls for a ceasefire in Gaza, where Israeli strikes have killed more than 22,700 Palestinians since 7 October.
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