Recap of some of today’s key events
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More than 200 children have been killed and 1,100 wounded in Lebanon in the past two months, a spokesperson for the UN children's agency (Unicef) said on Tuesday
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Heavy rain has flooded tents of displaced people in central and southern Gaza late on Monday, according to Palestinian reports
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The US has imposed further sanctions on a number of Hamas leaders, according to the Treasury website. The sanctions target six individuals, including senior Hamas officials Basem Naim and Ghazi Hamad
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France's Minister of the armed forces said "we" need to support the Lebanese army and the UN resolution giving them authority in southern Lebanon
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The political office of the Palestinian Hamas movement in Doha has not been permanently closed, Qatari foreign ministry spokesperson Majed Al-Ansari said on Tuesday
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Israeli forces have killed at least 50 Palestinians and wounded 110 in the last 24 hours, the Palestinian health ministry said on the 410th day of Israeli war on Gaza