Middle East crisis live: Death toll in Gaza Strip since 7 October tops 45,000, Palestinians say; Israel bombards Syrian coastal region
2024-12-16 13:20:14 - From: The Guardian
Israel’s offensive in Gaza has killed over 45,000 people since Hamas’s attack on 7 October, Palestine’s health ministry has said
Greek prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has begun an official visit to Beirut in what is being described as a “highly symbolic” tour by a first EU leader to the country following the ceasefire agreement reached by Lebanon and Israel.
He is scheduled to hold talks with his Lebanese counterpart Najib Mikati after meeting Nabih Berry the speaker of the parliament of Lebanon and the Greek Orthodox patriarch of Antioch John X.
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