At least 12 people were killed and around 2,800 wounded in Lebanon in an attack targeting the pagers of Hezbollah members, the Lebanese health minister said. Follow our live updates.

Israel is continuing its threats against Lebanon despite the danger of dragging the region into a full-scale war, writes

The UK could widen its ban on weapon sales to Israel as a result of the Lebanon pager attacks, i understands. Ministers are closely monitoring events in the Middle East following the targeted strikes against Hezbollah militants on Tuesday and Wednesday,