Israeli military said it had identified buildings in the suburbs of Ghobeiry and Bourj al-Barajneh as Hezbollah targets. Hamas official says militant group is 'ready' for Gaza ceasefire 12:20 A senior Hamas official has said the Palestinian militant group is “ready for a ceasefire” in Gaza and urged US President-elect Donald Trump to “pressure” Israel to “end the aggression”.

A building in Beirut's southern suburbs collapsed in a gigantic cloud of smoke and dust, an AFP photographer reported, as two strikes attributed to Israel hit the Hezbollah bastion on Friday. Later in the morning,

Human Rights Watch says in a new report that Israel has committed war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza Strip, including massive forced displacements that amount to ethnic cleansing.

The Human Rights Watch published a 154-page report claiming Israel has overseen the forced mass displacement of Palestinians in Gaza, which the Israeli military denies, saying it is “committed to international law and operates accordingly.

Israel has committed war crimes and crimes against humanity by deliberately causing the mass displacement of Palestinians in Gaza, a report by Human Rights Watch says. About 1.9 million people - 90% of Gaza’s population - have fled their homes over the past year,