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Live blog update| Israel's war on Gaza

Morning recap

Good morning Middle East Eye readers, 

Here are the latest updates from the Israeli war on Gaza and Lebanon: 

  • Israeli air strikes hit southern Beirut suburbs, triggering large explosions and fires
  • Israeli forces in northern Gaza killed at least seven people in Beit Lahiya and three in Gaza City
  • Palestinians fleeing Beit Lahiya reported Israeli soldiers forcing men to strip down to their underwear, with bodies left in the streets
  • An 11-year-old boy was killed by Israeli forces in Nablus, according to the Ministry of Health in the occupied West Bank
  • The Israeli army announced it killed Hashem Safieddine, who was expected to be Hezbollah’s next leader, in an air strike earlier this month. Hezbollah has not commented