Four Israeli soldiers killed after Hezbollah drones evade Iron Dome, Gaza health officials say 20 killed in air strike — as it happened
The UN peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon says Israeli tanks "forcibly entered" one of its positions on Sunday, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu demanded it leave the area.
Take a look back on our blog to see how the day's events unfolded.
Key Events
At least 20 people killed in air strike at Gaza school
More Australians return from Cyprus
IDF says four killed in Hezbollah drone attack
Live updates
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By Elissa Steedman
We're going to end our live coverage of the war in the Middle East here.
Thank you for joining us.
You can read more on today's events below.
US defense secretary spoke to Israeli counterpart, reinforced importance of UN peacekeepers' safety in Lebanon
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By Elissa Steedman
In a call with his Israeli counterpart on Sunday, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin urged Israel to take all necessary measures to ensure the safety of UN peacekeepers in Lebanon.
In the call with Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, Austin also reinforced the need to pivot from military operations in Lebanon to a diplomatic pathway to provide security for civilians as soon as feasible.
Pentagon spokesperson Major General Patrick Ryder said in a statement Austin stressed that steps must be taken soon to address the humanitarian situation in Gaza.
Reporting by Reuters
51 killed in Israeli strikes across Lebanon on Saturday
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By Elissa Steedman
Lebanon's public health ministry says Israeli strikes on Lebanon killed 51 people and injured 174 on Saturday.
Israeli strikes have killed more than 2,300 people since the conflict broke out, it said.
Israel threatened with more attacks if Lebanon operations continue
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By Elissa Steedman
Hezbollah has threatened Israel with more attacks should it continue its offensive in Lebanon.
The group said in a statement the attack in southern Haifa "is but a small fraction of what awaits if it decides to continue its aggression against our ... people".
It also detailed how its drones were able to surpass Israeli defences.
"The missile force … launched dozens of missiles towards various targets … with the aim of occupying the Israeli air defence systems.
"At the same time, the air force of the Islamic Resistance launched squadrons of various drones towards various areas in Acre and Haifa.
"The qualitative drones were able to penetrate the Israeli air defence radars without being detected and reached their target in a training camp for the elite Golani Brigade in the Binyamina area."
The statement said Israeli officers and soldiers who were "preparing to participate in the attack on Lebanon" were targeted.
IDF to investigate how drone attack penetrated Iron Dome
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By Elissa Steedman
An investigation will attempt to answer why Israel's Iron Dome defence system was not activated in Hezbollah's drone strike near Binyamin.
"We will study and investigate how an unmanned aircraft penetrated without warning," an IDF spokesperson said in a statement.
"We will learn and improve."
The spokesperson said the IDF is now contacting the families of those injured or killed in the attack.
Iron Dome's Achilles heel exposed by drone attack, counterterrorism expert says
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By Elissa Steedman
Matthew Levitt, a senior fellow at the Washington Institute, has appeared on ABC News.
Here's what he had to say about Israel's defences.
Key EventAt least 20 people killed in air strike at Gaza school
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By Sean Baumgart
Inside Gaza, an Israeli air strike killed at least 20 people, including children, at a school on Sunday night, according to two local hospitals.
The school in Nuseirat was sheltering some of the many Palestinians displaced by the war.
Meanwhile, explosions hit early on Monday outside Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah.
People were carried into the hospital.
Declining interest in evacuations from Lebanon
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By Sean Baumgart
Foreign Minister Penny Wong says the two flights that left Lebanon for Cyprus yesterday are probably the last ones.
She cited a decline in interest but said commercial flights were still available.
Here's political correspondent Isobel Roe discussing the flights.
WHO-Red Cross operation manages to resupply two hospitals in northern Gaza
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By Caitlin Rawling
The head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, says that a WHO-Red Cross operation had managed to resupply two hospitals in northern Gaza.
"WHO and partners finally managed to reach Kamal Adwan and Al-Sahaba hospitals yesterday after nine attempts this past week," he posted on X, about an hour ago.
Key EventMore Australians return from Cyprus
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By Sean Baumgart
Last night, 147 more passengers landed in Australia after fleeing Lebanon, via Cyprus.
More flights are scheduled to land today and tomorrow.
Since October 5, 18 Australian government flights have taken Australians and their families from Beirut to Cyprus.
As of today, 3,170 people have been helped out of Lebanon, with 2,552 of them already in Australia.
The government says no more assisted flights have been scheduled to leave Beirut, but commercial flights remain available.
Key EventIDF says four killed in Hezbollah drone attack
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By Sean Baumgart
Israel's defence forces say four soldiers were killed in the attack on a base near Binyamina.
In a statement, the IDF says dozens of injured personnel were taken to hospitals and their families had been notified.
Four IDF soldiers were killed in the incident and an additional seven were severely injured.
Their families have been notified and their names will be cleared for publication later.
The incident is being examined.
The IDF shares in the grief of the bereaved families and will continue to accompany them.
We ask to refrain from spreading rumours and the names of injured individuals, and to respect the families.
Acting UN aid chief says 'atrocities must end'
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By Caitlin Rawling
Earlier today acting UN aid chief Joyce Msuya shared a post on X, saying what is happening in northern Gaza is "terrifying beyond words".
She tweeted: "People forcibly displaced, cut off from aid, left to starve."
Macron urges 'general de-escalation', Iran says there are 'no red lines'
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By Sean Baumgart
French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday urged his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian to support a "general de-escalation" in the Middle East during a conversation, the presidential office said.
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi had warned the United States was putting the lives of its troops "at risk by deploying them to operate US missile systems in Israel".
"While we have made tremendous efforts in recent days to contain an all-out war in our region, I say it clearly that we have no red lines in defending our people and interests," Araghchi posted on X.
Read more here:
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By Sean Baumgart
The drone strike hit the IDF camp at Binyamina, north of Tel Aviv.
The camp is about 55 kilometres from the Lebanese border and about 30km south of Haifa, the coastal city that is home to a military base that has also been the target of Hezbollah drone attacks.
How does Israel defend its skies?
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The Hezbollah attack on Binyamina again showed Israel is not impervious to aerial attacks.
In the wake of Sunday's attack, the US announced it would help bolster Israel's defences by sending a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery to Israel, along with the troops needed to operate it.
Pentagon spokesman Major General Pat Ryder said Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin authorised the deployment of the THAAD battery at the direction of US President Joe Biden.
However, the system is not being sent to combat drone attacks from within Lebanon.
Ryder said the THAAD was intended to defend Israel "from any further ballistic missile attacks by Iran".
UN says its flag 'continues to fly' in Lebanon
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By Sean Baumgart
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has responded to Netanyahu's claim that the UN should "withdraw from Hezbollah strongholds".
A statement from UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric quoted Guterres as saying UNIFIL's peacekeepers "remain in all positions".
He said "the UN flag continues to fly".
The secretary-general also reiterated a warning that peacekeepers must not be targeted.
"Attacks against peacekeepers are in breach of international law, including international humanitarian law. They may constitute a war crime," the statement said.
Key EventGaza school attack
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By Sean Baumgart
While the conflict escalates in Lebanon and northern Israel, the war continues in Gaza.
Medics have told Reuters at least 13 Palestinians were killed and several wounded in Israeli tank shelling of a school sheltering displaced families in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip on Sunday.
'It is not storming a base'
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By Sean Baumgart
The Israeli military has responded to UN claims that two of its tanks "forcibly" entered a UN base in Lebanon.
As per Reuters:
The UNIFIL peacekeeping force said two Israeli Merkava tanks destroyed the main gate of a base and forcibly entered before dawn on Sunday morning local time.
After the tanks left, shells exploded 100 metres away, releasing smoke that blew across the base and sickened personnel, the UN said in a statement.
In its version of events, the Israeli military said Hezbollah militants fired anti-tank missiles at Israeli troops, wounding 25 of them.
The attack was very close to a UNIFIL post and a tank helping evacuate the casualties under fire then backed into the UNIFIL post, it said.
"It is not storming a base. It is not trying to enter a base. It was a tank under heavy fire, mass casualty event, backing up to get out of harm's way," the military's international spokesperson Nadav Shoshani told reporters.
Scenes from the evacuation of injured Israelis
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By Sean Baumgart
Reuters photographer Violeta Santos Moura has captured images of injured Israelis arriving at Sheba Medical Centre in Ramat Gan.
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