Live updates: U.S. approves deployment of anti-missile system to Israel


Live updates: U.S. approves deployment of anti-missile system to Israel

Updated Oct. 13, 2024, 9:08 PM GMT+5 Live updates: Israel bombards southern Lebanon; releases secret Hamas documents. The U.S. has approved the deployment of a THAAD anti-missile battery to Israel, marking the first time such a system has been stationed in the country. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the U.N. to remove its peacekeepers from southern Lebanon today. At least four U.N. peacekeepers have been injured by Israeli forces in recent days, drawing international outrage. Israel released a trove of secret documents it says were captured from Hamas detailing plans ahead of the Oct. 7 attacks, as well as the extent to which Hezbollah and Iran were aware of the attack, The New York Times reported. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin called for a diplomatic solution to the conflict in Lebanon, according to a readout of a conversation with his Israeli counterpart, Yoav Gallant, even as Israel spoke with U.S. officials about its plans to strike Iran. The Israeli military bombarded southern Lebanon overnight and into this morning, destroying a market in the town of Nabatiyeh and a mosque on the border. The IDF says it attacked “dozens” of Hezbollah targets, including launchers and ammunition depots. More than 200 people have been killed as the Israeli military’s offensive in northern Gaza enters its ninth day, Gaza’s civil defense said. Humanitarian workers are reporting spiking hunger as aid convoys struggle to enter the north. The Jabaliya refugee camp and Kamal Adwan hospital remain under siege. Israeli strikes injured Red Cross volunteers in Lebanon The Lebanese Red Cross says volunteers were injured this morning as ambulance teams were dispatched to Sirbine in southern Lebanon after an Israeli air strike hit a house. In a post on X, it said the team was searching for casualties to rescue when a second strike hit the house, "resulting in concussions to the volunteers and damage to two ambulances." It said the injured were transferred to a hospital and are in good condition.