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Lebanon
Strikes kill seven in Beirut as Israel vows to occupy southern Lebanon
Heavy strikes hit Lebanon's capital Beirut overnight as Israel claimed it had struck a "senior Hezbollah commander" and another member of the group. Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said his country's military intends to occupy a swathe of southern Lebanon.
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Lebanon
UN Security Council to meet after peacekeeper deaths in Lebanon
The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said two of its personnel were killed Monday in an explosion and another died late Sunday when a projectile hit their position. The UN force said it launched an investigation into the separate incidents.
Israel
Israel approves death penalty for Palestinians convicted of killings
The bill would make the death penalty the default punishment for Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank found guilty of intentionally carrying out deadly attacks deemed "acts of terrorism" by an Israeli military court.
Israel
Israeli police block Latin Patriarch from celebrating Palm Sunday Mass
Jerusalem's Latin Patriarch and the Custos of the Holy Land were prevented by Israeli police from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday. It was the "first time in centuries" the Heads of Church were prevented from attending.
West Bank
Exclusive: Israel to crack down on settler violence in the West Bank
A document from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office seen by Euronews outlines unprecedented measures against settler violence as the army is set to pull some troops away from Lebanon to the West Bank to rein in Jewish extremists.
Europe Today
'This is an invasion': Lebanon sounds alarm over Israeli operations
Lebanon’s Culture Minister Ghassan Salamé told Euronews' flagship show Europe Today that Israel’s actions in the country's south amount to an “invasion” with entire villages destroyed and over 1 million people displaced.
Lebanon
Eid in exile: Displaced Lebanese struggle in Beirut shelters
As the war between Israel and the pro-Iranian Hezbollah continues, displaced Lebanese told Euronews they marked the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr in overcrowded Beirut shelters, lacking food, water and medical care, as families remain scattered and homes destroyed in a widening humanitarian crisis.
