Israel's defence minister has told its military to prepare a plan to "allow any resident of Gaza who wishes to leave to do so", in line with President Donald Trump's proposal for the US to take over the territory and resettle its 2.1 million Palestinians elsewhere. Israel Katz said Gazans should have "freedom of movement and migration" and countries critical of Israel's war with Hamas were "obligated" to take them in. Trump meanwhile said Gaza would be "turned over" to the US by Israel "at the conclusion of fighting". But the Palestinian presidency reiterated its rejection of the plan, which it has said would violate international law, and insisted that "Palestine... is not for sale". The Israeli military launched a campaign to destroy Hamas in response to an unprecedented cross-border attack on 7 October 2023, in which about 1,200 people were killed and 251 were taken hostage. More than 47,550 people have been k...
Temporary shelters with space for 26,000 people have been set up as residents of Lebanon's south flee Israeli bombs, Lebanese minister Nasser Yassin has said.
Families have loaded cars, vans and trucks with belongings, gridlocking motorways to the north.
As bombs rained down, children crammed onto parents' laps and suitcases were tied to car roofs.
Some 89 shelters in schools and other facilities have been activated to receive them, said Mr Yassin.