Hezbollah praises Ibrahim Akil as ‘one of its great leaders’ following his deatg in Israeli airstrike

The Guardian graphics team have created this map, which shows the airstrikes and artillery fire across the Israel-Lebanon border between 19-20 September 2024.

Further violence between Israel and Iran’s allies Hezbollah and Hamas could ignite a devastating regional conflict, the United Nations has warned, after an Israeli airstrike in Beirut killed at least 14 people including a senior Hezbollah leader and wounded 66.

We risk seeing a conflagration that could dwarf even the devastation and suffering witnessed so far.”

It is not too late to avoid such folly. There is still room for diplomacy. I also strongly urge member states with influence over the parties to leverage it now.”

The sequence of actions in the new phase will continue until our goal is achieved: the safe return of the residents of the north to their homes.”