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White House spokesperson John Kirby says the President Biden is "deeply concerned" about the leak of a pair of highly classified intelligence documents that describe preparations by Israel for a retaliatory strike on Iran.

It follows news that the US were investigating the leak, which reportedly saw documents published online last week.

Kirby adds there is no suggestion any further documents have been compromised and also says US officials have been communicating with Israel about the leak.

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It’s now evening in Israel and Lebanon.

Following Israel’s wave of strikes on Hezbollah-linked banks across Lebanon overnight, fighting in southern parts of the country has been continuing throughout the day.

The health ministry has reported several deaths, with multiple people reported injured, and here are some of the latest developments:

• The IDF has apologised for its strike on a truck that killed three Lebanese army soldiers in Hanine on Sunday, after the army initially believed the vehicle to be one of Hezbollah's
• In Israel, the IDF saysdozens of projectileshave crossed into the country from Lebanon today, some of which were intercepted
• The World Health Organization is looking to evacuate up to 1,000 Palestinian women and children to some EU countries, to receive lifesaving treatment
• The head of UNRWA has said Israeli authorities are "continuing to deny" humanitarian access to northern Gaza, which did not see any aid entering for weeks earlier this month
• In the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza, Hamas’s military wing - the Izzedine al-Qassam Brigades - has said it has killed some Israeli troops with "high-explosive materials"
• Meanwhile, US Middle East envoy Amos Hochstein has said all parties are working to end the Israel-Hezbollah conflict “once and for all”. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will arrive in the region later today to discuss ending the war

Stick with us for more updates.

Elsewhere in the Middle East, Syria's defence ministry has just released a statement saying that two civilians have been killed and another three injured after an Israeli strike in its capital Damascus today.

"The Israeli enemy launched an air strike targeting a civilian car in the residential neighbourhood of Mazzeh," the ministry says.

Syrian state media reported earlier today that a vehicle had exploded in the neighbourhood, which is home to multiple embassies and security agency headquarters, and damage to a nearby hotel was also reported.

Israel is yet to comment on the strike.

Jonathan Head
Reporting from Beirut

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For weeks before Israel launched its full scale military campaign against Hezbollah, Amos Hochstein tried and failed to prevent it.

Now, the US envoy is back in Lebanon to see whether, after four weeks of hugely destructive Israeli air strikes, there may be an appetite for peace.

The current situation must change, he said, after seeing the speaker of the Lebanese parliament, his intermediary with Hezbollah, who he's not allowed to meet. But the prospects for peace are not good.

Last night, Israel bombed branches of Hezbollah's bank in the capital Beirut and elsewhere, saying it was now turning its efforts to destroying the group's financial underpinnings.

Hezbollah is active in many areas of life in Lebanon, offering social and financial support where the Lebanese state often can't.

Israel wants a permanent curtailment of Hezbollah's role in Lebanese society.

Neither side seems ready to stop fighting yet.

Throughout the day, we've been hearing reports that missiles have crossed from Lebanon into Israel.

Now, in a short statement the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) says that 45 more have crossed into their territory in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.

Citing air raid warnings activated in northern Golan, the Israeli military says the missiles "landed in open areas".

In a separate incident, the IDF also says that another "projectile" was identified crossing from Lebanon into Tel Aviv.

The Israeli military say this did not trigger a warning siren "in accordance with protocol" as the projectile fell in an "open area in central Israel".

The Israeli military has apologised for a strike on a lorry that killed three Lebanese soldiers in the area of Hanine, Lebanon.

The IDF say they struck a vehicle that was driving in the same area as a Hezbollah vehicle that had been carrying weaponry on Sunday.

It was later concluded that it belonged to the Lebanese Army, not Hezbollah, and three Lebanese soldiers had been killed.

The Lebanese army is separate from Hezbollah and has largely been sidelined during Israel's ground invasion.

"The IDF is not operating against the Lebanese Army and apologises for these unwanted circumstances," an IDF spokesperson said late on Sunday.

The World Health Organization (WHO) is looking facilitate the possible evacuation of up to 1,000 Palestinian women and children to a number of European Union countries via Israel.

It forms part of ongoing work to evacuate individuals to third countries for lifesaving treatment.

A statement from the WHO's European office says Israel has committed to this.

"We are awaiting clarity on hospital slots in EU countries," the organisation says, while underlining that time is "of the essence".

"Ultimately, there is no peace without health and no health without peace. WHO has long reiterated calls for a ceasefire, as well as the unconditional release of all remaining hostages taken from Israel and unfettered access for relief supplies and medicine for all who need it."

The Israeli authorities are "continuing to deny" humanitarian access to northern Gaza, the head of the UN's largest aid agency in Gaza has claimed.

Last week it was revealed the US had written to Israel giving it 30 days to boost humanitarian access into Gaza or risk losing some military assistance.

The Israeli military body responsible for managing crossings into Gaza, Cogat, says it has expanded humanitarian access and that, over the last 24 hours, 47 humanitarian aid trucks were transferred into the north.

It also says there are 600 trucks worth of aid waiting to be picked up and distributed to people in Gaza, saying it has taken "many measures" to assist the UN with collection and accusing the organisation of being "still not up to par".

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The commissioner-general of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, has said his organisation's remaining shelters in the territory are so overcrowded that "some displaced people are now forced to live in the toilets".

"According to reports, people attempting to flee are getting killed, their bodies left on the street. Missions to rescue people from under the rubble are also being denied. Humanitarian agencies including UNRWA must get access to north Gaza," he says in a post on social media, external.

Israel has repeatedly said that it operates "only against terror targets" and regularly accuses Hamas of hiding behind civilian infrastructure.

More from the Jabalia refugee camp now, in northern Gaza, where we've been reporting on continued fighting.

The Izzedine al-Qassam Brigades, which is the military wing of Hamas, says it has killed Israeli troops there with "high-explosive materials".

In a statement on messaging app Telegram, the group says its fighters saw the arrival of "a tank, an armoured personnel carrier, and two 'D9' military bulldozers" loaded with explosives.

The group says blasts resulted in "the destruction of the vehicles and munitions in the advancing convoy" and caused casualties among the Israelis.

In its latest operational update, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has said about 30 "projectiles were identified crossing from Lebanon into Israeli territory".

The IDF says some of the projectiles have been intercepted but adds that fire and rescue services were deployed to extinguish numerous fires "as a result of the attack".

In another two separate incidents, the IDF has said it intercepted two projectiles fired from Lebanon and one from the northern Gaza Strip.

Warning sirens had been activated before the attacks, and no injuries were reported during any of the incidents, the Israeli military adds.

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Another leader calling for a ceasefire in Lebanon is the Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Aboul Gheit.

He says his priority is an immediate ceasefire in the country, according to the Reuters news agency.

Speaking at a press conference in Beirut, he has said Israel should withdraw from Lebanese territories.

When asked if Hezbollah could be destroyed, Gheit responded by saying "you cannot destroy an idea", Reuters reports.

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As we've been reporting, the US has been ramping up diplomatic effortsto revive ceasefire talks in both Gaza and Lebanon.

There's a little more to bring you on this now.

The US president's special envoy to Lebanon, Amos Hochstein, says all parties are working on producing a formula that brings an end to the Israel-Hezbollah conflict "once and for all".

Hochstein has said they were trying to put mechanisms in place to enable all sides to enter a new era of prosperity.

"The United States wants to end this conflict absolutely as soon as possible," the envoy adds.

He was speaking in Lebanon's capital Beirut, where he has been meeting veteran Shia leader Nabih Berri, who is tasked with negotiating on behalf of Hezbollah.

Footage posted online shows a high-rise building collapsing in Beirut following overnight strikes by Israel.

In the verified videos the sound of an aircraft and an explosion is heard before the building is lit up in flames. The destroyed property is associated with the bank Al Qard al Hassan (AQAH).

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If you’re just joining us, or are in need of a recap, here’s the latest:

• After a wave of Israeli strikes hit Hezbollah-linked banks across Lebanon last night, Lebanese state media has reported further strikes on southern Lebanon in the last few hours
• Lebanon's health ministry has said that several people have been killed in attacks across the country and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) says it’s conducting "limited, localised, targeted" raids in southern Lebanon
• In Israel, the IDF says “approximately 60 projectiles” have crossed into the country from Lebanon so far today
• Elsewhere, in Gaza, the IDF says “several hundred” residents have left the Jabalia refugee camp, in the north, via organised routes. As we shared earlier, local media has reported that seven people have been killed at the camp following an Israeli operation
• Meanwhile, the US has ramped up diplomatic efforts to revive ceasefire talks in both Gaza and Lebanon, with the US Middle East envoy already in Beirut, and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken heading to the region later today
• A Hamas official has told the BBC that the movement is likely to keep the identity of its new leader, which it intends to elect in March of next year, secret for security reasons

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The Israeli Defense Forces says "there is no concern for a security incident in the area of Ben Gurion airport", in Tel Aviv, after local media reported that flights had temporarily stopped.

In the same message, the Israeli military says five unmanned aerial vehicles were intercepted over the Mediterranean before they could enter Israeli territory – it is not clear if the two incidents are related.

Earlier, Israeli media reported that a suspicious object had been seen near the airport, prompting it to close its airspace for around 30 minutes.

Israel's airport authority says there was a temporary closure "in co-ordination with the security system", but has not provided further details and says flights are continuing, news agency AFP reports.

Turning our attention back to Lebanon now, the Lebanese health ministry has reported several deaths across the country, following overnight and continued activity from Israeli forces.

In Baalbek's Al-Nabi Anam neighborhood, six people, including a child, were killed and five were wounded, the ministry says.

Four people have been killed in an Israeli raid on Al Kharayib in southern Lebanon, according to a statement by the ministry. A further four were wounded in the attack, they say.

Also in the south, in Babalia, four people, including two children, have been killed and eight injured, it adds, after an attack yesterday.

Earlier, we reported that the Israel Defense Forces say they have been conducting "limited, localised, targeted" raids in southern Lebanon.

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We can bring you an update now on the latest from the Jabalia refugee camp, in the north of Gaza, after we heard earlier that seven people had been killed following an Israeli operation in the area.

Now in a post on X, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Arabic spokesperon Avichay Adraee has addressed the evacuation of civilians from the area.

The IDF says that “several hundred” residents have left Jabalia since this morning via organised routes.

Additionally, the Israeli military says that its troops have “eliminated dozens of saboteurs”, while “a number of suspects” are also under arrest and suspected of “belonging to terrorist organisations”. They say IDF troops are operating against terrorist infrastructure in the area.

Jabalia has been at the epicentre of recent fighting in Gaza and earlier this month residents were warned by Israel to evacuate south.

For those who remain, the IDF says that it has worked with stakeholders to “maintain the operation of emergency systems in hospitals” by transferring medical equipment to sites in the region.

Rushdi Abualouf
BBC News Gaza correspondent

A Hamas official has told the BBC that the movement is likely to keep the identity of its new leader secret for security reasons (the movement did the same thing in 2003 following the assassination of then Hamas chief, Sheikh Ahmed Yassin by Israel and that of his successor, Dr Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi).

The movement intends to elect a new leader in March of next year but until then it will be run by a five-member committee.

The committee will be made up of Khalil al-Hayya, Khaled Meshaal, Zaher Jabarin, Muhammad Darwish, head of the Shura Council, and a fifth individual whose identity remains undisclosed.

The official indicated that Khalil al-Hayya has assumed responsibility for most political and foreign affairs, in addition to his direct oversight of Gaza-related matters. As a result, he is effectively functioning as the acting head of the movement.

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The official added that Hamas had been surprised by the way Yahya Sinwar had been killed last week as their understanding had been that he was in a much more secure location at the time of his assassination.

Addressing the issue of hostages, the official then asserted that the movement possesses both the capability and the personnel to ensure their safety, although he refrained from providing specific details.

He also noted that there have been minimal negotiations since last June.

The official revealed that the Iranian foreign minister had met Khalil al-Hayya on Friday in the Turkish capital Ankara and offered his condolences for the martyrdom of Sinwar, and said that Iran expects the Israeli attack on Iran may occur a week or less before the US elections.

We've just seen a statement from Israel's State Attorney's Office, which has outlined a case against seven citizens from Haifa and northern Israel and accuses the individuals of "acting as Iranian agents during the war and before".

According to the statement, the group were paid "hundreds of thousands of dollars in cryptocurrencies".

It continues by saying they carried out "hundreds of missions" in which they photographed and gathered intel on locations, including IDF facilities and Iron Dome battery sites (a type of missile shied designed to intercept short-range rockets).

An indictment, detailing formal charges, is due to be filed in the next few days.

The Office has described this as "one of the most serious cases" in recent years but adds that there have been a "series" of such cases revealed in recent weeks.

The aim of strikes on Lebanese bank Al Qard al Hassan was to stop large amounts of money reaching Hezbollah, Israeli government spokesperson David Mencer says.

Speaking at a press conference, Mencer has said that: "Overnight dozens of command centres and sites in which Hezbollah's funds were held were hit."

He continues by saying that the "IDF shared details of the 50 million dollars (£38.4m) in cash which come every month from Iran, via Syria, into Lebanon".

Mencer then adds that "Israel will not accept the existence of a terrorist military array on our northern borders intent [on] harming our citizens, which might initiate another October 7th massacre".

As we've been reporting, there were at least 16 strikes reported overnight by Lebanese media.