It is now midnight in the UK and 2am in Lebanon and Israel.
We have suspended live reporting. Here are the latest developments: Several large explosions occurred in Lebanon's capital Beirut on Saturday evening after a day of Israeli attacks, and huge flames were seen in the southern suburbs. The Israeli army had earlier called on residents to evacuate the area. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the days-long attacks had destroyed many of Hezbollah's arsenals, turning the tide of the war against the Iran-backed group. Hezbollah has previously fired dozens of rockets at Israel, saying military factories were among the targets. Netanyahu also criticized French President Emmanuel Macron's call for an arms embargo on Israel and an immediate ceasefire in Lebanon. US top Middle East official, General Michael Kurilla, arrived in Israel for talks on possible retaliation for a volley of ballistic missiles fired by Iran on Tuesday. Tehran said the attack was a response to Israel's killing of a Hezbollah leader last week. Filippo Grandi, head of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, arrived in Beirut earlier and warned that the worsening conflict meant Lebanon was facing a terrible crisis.
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