Middle East crisis live: Iranian ambassador warns it will respond to any Israeli attack in Lebanon

Key events Here’s some more on the two people killed by Israeli gunfire in southern Lebanon : Israeli soldiers had opened fire at a group of people ​near a bulldozer clearing a ‌road in the al-Deir ‌neighbourhood of Nabatieh al-Fawqa , according to Reuters, citing Lebanon’s state news agency NNA. The Israeli military told Reuters that it had struck “armed terrorists” who posed an immediate threat to Israeli soldiers in southern Lebanon. Since Hezbollah opened fire on Israel in support of Iran on March 2, bringing Lebanon into the conflict, Israeli attacks in Lebanon have killed more than 4,100 people , including 773 women, ⁠children and healthcare workers, according to the Lebanese health ministry. ​The toll ​does not say how many combatants ​are among the dead. Israeli attacks have also forced ​some 1.2m people from their ​homes in ​Lebanon. On the Israeli side, at least 32 soldiers and four civilians have been killed in round of hostilities with Hezbollah. Iranian ambassador warns any attacks on Lebanon will jeopardise talks Hello and welcome to our live blog of the Middle East. The Iranian ambassador to the UN in Geneva has just warned that Tehran’s red line in negotiations with Washington is that Israel will cease attacks on Lebanon , including the capital of Beirut . …