The UK military is understood to be ramping up preparations for an evacuation of Britons from Lebanon as the crisis escalates.
Two British warships are already in the region and could be used to help evacuate people.
A Royal Air Force base in Cyprus will also be an important staging post.
Over the summer, the UK moved hundreds of military personnel to Cyprus to be on standby for evacuation operations. Hundreds more were ready to mobilise in the UK.
This level of readiness was eased slightly in recent weeks as tensions temporarily reduced.
Number killed in Lebanon rises again
The number killed in Israeli strikes on Lebanon since yesterday morning has risen to 569, according to the Lebanese health minister.
Firass Abiad gave the updated death toll in an interview with Al Jazeera.
Six people, including a senior Hezbollah commander, died in an Israeli airstrike in southern Beirut today.
Five striking photographs from Lebanon and Israel
Here’s a round-up of some of the most striking pictures from a day of Israeli strikes on Lebanon.
Tens of thousands of people have been driven from their homes in the south of the country as IDF jets and airstrikes hit Hezbollah targets.
At least 569 people have been killed, according to health officials.
Hezbollah fighters have fired rockets over the border into northern Israel, with the Iron Dome system working to intercept the volleys.
Hezbollah attacks Israeli navy base with drones
Hezbollah says it has launched a drone air attack on a navy base in northern Israel.
The Atlit navy base, south of Haifa, is about 80km from the Lebanese border.
The group gave no more details – we’ll update you when we learn more
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