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Live blog update| Israel's war on Gaza

Morning update

Good morning Middle East Eye readers, 

It is now just after 8.00 am in Palestine, Israel and Lebanon. Here's a recap of how events played out in case you missed it:

  • The Israeli military has continued air raids across Lebanon, with at least 37 people killed and 151 wounded in the last 24 hours
  • Hezbollah claims it killed 17 Israeli soldiers in border clashes after detonating a bomb against troops entering the Lebanese village of Maroun al-Ras
  • An Iranian source told Al Jazeera that Iran sent a message to the US via Qatar, stating it does not seek a regional war but "the phase of unilateral self-restraint has ended"
  • US President Joe Biden has advised Israel to avoid targeting Iranian civilian infrastructure, including oil facilities, according to a US official speaking to Al Jazeera Arabic
  • Israel has intensified its attacks on Gaza, killing dozens of Palestinians in the past 48 hours
  • Israeli fighter jets bombed the Tulkarem refugee camp, killing at least 18 people in the deadliest West Bank strike in over 20 years