Middle East crisis live: Air raid sirens in Tel Aviv after Hezbollah says it targeted city; Blinken lands in Israel

Israeli military said about 20 rockets were fired with many intercepted; US secretary of state arrives for talks with Israeli leadersSee all our Middle East coverageIsraeli jets hit a Hezbollah target close to the Rafik Hariri university hospital in Beirut last night but did not target the hospital, which was not affected by the strike, according to the Israeli military (see post at 09.10 for more details).At least 13 people were killed and 57 others injured in an Israeli airstrike on Monday near Hariri hospital, Beirut’s main government hospital, the health ministry said, revising upwards its initial death toll of four (see opening summary for more details). Continue reading...

Middle East crisis live: Air raid sirens in Tel Aviv after Hezbollah says it targeted city; Blinken lands in Israel

Israeli military said about 20 rockets were fired with many intercepted; US secretary of state arrives for talks with Israeli leaders

Israeli jets hit a Hezbollah target close to the Rafik Hariri university hospital in Beirut last night but did not target the hospital, which was not affected by the strike, according to the Israeli military (see post at 09.10 for more details).

At least 13 people were killed and 57 others injured in an Israeli airstrike on Monday near Hariri hospital, Beirut’s main government hospital, the health ministry said, revising upwards its initial death toll of four (see opening summary for more details). Continue reading...