Middle East crisis live: Israel to continue ground operation in southern Lebanon despite agreed ceasefire

The country’s defence minister said the IDF will not withdraw from southern Lebanon and will not allow the ‘return of the population’

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In Gaza, at least nine people have been killed in overnight Israeli strikes, including members of the same family, according to Palestinian health officials.

They were killed in at least four separate strikes in Gaza City, the al-Shifa hospital said, which received the bodies. Five members of one family were killed in a strike north-east of the city, the hospital reported, adding that 15 others were injured in the attacks.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) did not immediately comment on the strikes.