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Despite 'ceasefire', Israel pounds south Lebanon

Hello, 

For those joining us, here are the key updates:

  • Israeli strikes continue across Lebanon despite the announcement of a new “ceasefire” set by Lebanese and Israeli officials in Washington, DC; currently at least 3,526 people have now been killed and 10,733 injured in Israeli strikes on Lebanon since 2 March 
     
  • US President Donald Trump hit back on growing critique of his war, calling lawmakers who voted in favour of a resolution to limit his ability to wage war on Iran “unpatriotic”
     
  • Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said there will be “no peace in the region” until Israel fully withdraws from Lebanese territory
  • And what has become daily since the October 2025 ‘ceasefire’, Israeli strikes on Gaza have killed at least one person and wounded 16
     

And so we begin our live coverage…