Israeli air strike hits Lebanese crisis meeting, killing mayor and five others

  Six people, including the local mayor, have been killed by Israeli air strikes on the southern Lebanese city of Nabatieh

• The local governor tells the BBC the strikes hit a meeting of the council's crisis co-ordination team - Israel says it struck "dozens" of Hezbollah targets in the area

• The strikes came after Israel hit Beirut for the first time in five days - Israel says it targeted "strategic weapons" hidden by Hezbollah underground

• Israel's war in Gaza also continues - it says it killed a Hamas commander in the north of the Strip, as well as more than 50 "terrorists"

• This week, the US told Israel to boost aid to Gaza or face losing some US military assistance - Israel says 50 trucks entered on Wednesday, after deliveries on Monday and Tuesday.

• 1. We're committed to making sure aid reaches Gaza, says Israel's UN envoypublished at 15:38

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     Danon says the problem is Hamas, who "hijacks the aid, stealing, storing and selling it"

     Israel's ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, says his country "remains committed to working with our international partners" to make sure aid reaches Gaza, following concerns from other countries that the humanitarian situation there is deteriorating.

     Speaking at a meeting of the UN in New York City, Danon blames Hamas for delays in aid reaching the area.

     "There is no shortage of aid", he says, adding that "when you look at the amount of aid that is being delivered into Gaza the problem is with the logistics to make sure it goes to the people who need it and not into the hands of Hamas."

     Humanitarian aid is entering Gaza on lorries this week, following two weeks of delays in shipments.

     The US has placed pressure on Israel in recent days, and a letter leaked to the press earlier this week says that Washington would cut off some military aid to Israel if the humanitarian situation doesn't improve.

  2. IDF says 90 rockets fired into Israel in past daypublished at 15:15

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     Hezbollah has continued to fire rockets into northern Israel today. The Israel Defense Forces says 90 projectiles - which usually means rockets - have crossed into the country in the last 24 hours.

     Earlier, the IDF says it intercepted a "suspicious aerial target" in the Jezreel Valley area.

     And separately in southern Israel, the IDF says it intercepted a launch that crossed from Gaza after alerts were activated in the Mefalsim and the Nir Am area. THIS AND MORE UPDATES AT: Israel Gaza Lebanon live updates: Israeli air strike hits Lebanese crisis meeting, killing mayor and five others