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Live blog update| Israel's war on Gaza

Morning update

Good morning, Middle East Eye readers. 

Here are some of the key developments overnight and this morning: 

  • In a televised conference on Saturday, Lebanon's health ministry said that at least 31 people were killed by an Israeli strike on a densely populated suburb of Beirut a day earlier. Among those killed were three children and seven women.
     
  • Hezbollah confirmed that Ahmed Wahbi, a senior commander who was in charge of the military operations of the Radwan special forces during the Gaza war until early 2024, was killed in Israel's strike on Beirut. Earlier, the group confirmed that Ibrahim Aqil, one of its most senior military commanders, had also been killed.
     
  • Hamas mourned the death of senior Hezbollah leader Aqil, stating that it was a "crime" and a "folly" that Israel would pay for.
     
  • An Israeli air strike on Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza on Saturday morning killed four Palestinian civilians, Wafa news agency reported. 
     
  •  Japan's Icom said it was highly unlikely that hand-held radio devices that exploded in Lebanon earlier this week were the company's products.
     
  • A Palestinian man was seriously wounded after being shot by Israeli forces near the entrance to Bethlehem, in the occupied West Bank, according to medics.