Breaking News: Israel Strikes Christian Town in Lebanon
TOP HEADLINES
* U.S. gives Israel 30-day deadline to boost aid to Gaza.
* 21 killed by Israeli strikes on north Lebanese Christian Maronite town.
* U.S. advanced anti-missile systems arrive in Israel.
* China urges Iran and Israel to de-escalate tensions.
* 50 Palestinians die in the latest Israeli Gaza strikes.
* Netanyahu: Israel ‘will make our (own) final decisions’
* Hezbollah deputy chief warns ‘we have the right to attack anywhere in Israel.’
* Gunman opens fire killing a policeman and injuring four in Tel Aviv.
* Australia warns citizens to avoid travel to Israel, citing ‘serious concerns’ over security.
U.S. threatens policy change
Washington has warned Israel that failure to increase aid deliveries to Gaza within 30 days may have implications for American policy in the region.
The U.S. is the major military supplier to Israel and has also shielded it from censure in the UN Security Council, as well as promising protection in the event of an attack on the country.
UNICEF: 400,000 Lebanese children displaced
More than a quarter of Lebanese territory is now subject to Israeli evacuation orders according to a new report by the United Nations refugee agency (UNRWA). The children’s charity UNICEF claims the number includes around 400,000 children, who have lost their homes in the past three weeks, since the offensive began.
UNRWA says Lebanese residents in around twenty border villages have evacuated their homes, “fleeing with almost nothing.”