About 40,000 pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched through central London, while thousands also gathered in Paris, Rome, Manila, Cape Town and New York City.

Israel's army chief has said that Israeli forces had defeated the military wing of Hamas, as he addressed troops ahead of the first anniversary of the 7 October attack by the Palestinian militant group.

The French president's call was swiftly criticised by Israel's PM Benjamin Netanyahu.

Hezbollah fires rockets at an air base in Israel’s north; Tel Aviv says it "struck at fighters inside a mosque” in southern Lebanon.

The Mossad plot to boobytrap more than 5,000 pagers and walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah with high-powered explosives was two years in the making, according to reports. 

The tensions between the two countries continue to remain high as several suspected drones launched from Lebanon were shot down by Israeli air defences on Sunday, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said.

"Why are we giving $157 million to a semi-failed state overrun by Iranian-backed terrorists? Let the ayatollahs fix their own mess," wrote Sen. Tom Cotton.

The shooter, named by the Israel Hayom as Ahmed Suliman Al-Ukbi, 29, an Israeli citizen, had opened fire at a central bus station before targeting a McDonald's before police arrived.

Lebanon on Sunday afternoon received 25 tonnes of medical aid from the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF).

The IDF has displayed weapons, vehicles and tools it says were used by Hamas during its deadly incursion into Israel on October 7 last year. 

The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) intensified its campaign in Lebanon with targeted airstrikes on Hezbollah strongholds in Beirut, hitting key weapons depots and terror infrastructure overnight, according to a report by Times of Israel.

UN refugee chief condemns Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon, violating international law, killing civilians, and impacting humanitarian operations.

Israeli air attacks intensify in Beirut, targeting Hezbollah, causing destruction and casualties, escalating tensions in the region.

The exclusive Mirror photograph shows the Israeli Defense Force's multi-million dollar Merkava tank outside a beleaguered outpost housing 35 brave Irish UNIFIL peacekeepers on the border between Israel and Lebanon

Days later, Israel announced it was at war, and began a brutal, long-term retaliation on the militant group in Gaza.

Israel has intensified airstrikes on Gaza and Lebanon as it is set to mark the anniversary of the October 7 massacre which sparked the war in the Middle East that now threatens to spiral out of control.