Live updates: Israel-Hamas war in Gaza

Live updates: Israel-Hamas war in Gaza

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A man has been arrested following an overnight shooting near the US embassy in Lebanon, in Awkar, northeast of Beirut, Lebanese authorities say.

A Syrian national was injured after army members deployed to the area responded with fire, the Lebanese army said Wednesday, adding the male suspect was arrested and transferred to a hospital for treatment. An investigation is underway, the army said. 

In a post on X, the US embassy said “small arms fire” was reported in the vicinity of the embassy’s entrance around 8:34am local time (1:34am ET). 

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“Our facility and our team are safe. Investigations are underway and we are in close contact with host country law enforcement,” the embassy said.

Lebanon has been a flashpoint in the Israel-Gaza conflict.

Since the start of war, Lebanon has exchanged regular cross-border fire with Israel. Most recently, early Tuesday after Lebanon-based Islamist group Hezbollah launched what it described as a “swarm of drones” at an Israeli military command center in the Galilee.

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The low rumble of tit-for-tat exchanges has sparked fears that Hezbollah could actively participate in the conflict on behalf of the Palestinians.

In October, the US State Department issued a travel warning for Americans not to visit Lebanon following the outbreak of war. The travel advisory has since been updated advising citizens to “reconsider travel” to Lebanon, and continues to rule out travel to the country’s south, the border with Syria and refugee settlements.

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