Hezbollah’s former leader was killed in Israeli strike last September; Israel suspends release of 600 Palestinians

Hello and welcome to the Guardian’s live coverage of developments in the Middle East. It’s just after 10.20am in Gaza City and Tel Aviv – here’s the latest news.

Tens of thousands of people gathered in Beirut this morning to attend the funeral of Hezbollah’s former leader nearly five months after he was killed in an Israeli airstrike on a southern suburb of the Lebanese capital.

Hassan Nasrallah was killed when Israel’s air force dropped more than 80 bombs on the militant group’s main operations room. His death was a major blow for the Iran-backed group that the late leader transformed into a potent force in the Middle East.