Yahoo News Israel approves ‘operational plan’ for Lebanon offensive, says army
The Israeli military on Tuesday said operational plans for an offensive in Lebanon were "approved and validated" even as US special envoy Amos Hochstein visited Lebanon in a bid to de-escalate tensions amid cross-border exchanges between Israeli forces and Hezbollah fighters. Read our liveblog to see how the day's events unfolded.
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Summary
Israeli strikes on Tuesday killed at least 13 people in central Gaza, the civil defence agency in the Hamas-run territory said. Witnesses reported gunfire and artillery shelling near Nuseirat refugee camp where separate deadly strikes on a family home and a commercial building were also reported.
Israel's military on Tuesday said it had "approved and validated" operational plans for a Lebanon offensive amid escalating cross-border tensions between Israel and Hezbollah.
US special envoy Amos Hochstein met senior Lebanese officials during a visit to Beirut and called for an end to hostilities across the Blue Line, or the de facto demarcation between Israel and Lebanon.
(France 24 with AP, AFP and Reuters)
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