Israeli drone strike and more exchanges of fire today on Lebanese-Israeli borders: What we know so far

An update at 18:00 on what has happened so far today:

LEBANON: Exchanges of fire have continued between Israel and Hezbollah on the Lebanese border.

An anti-tank missile was fired this afternoon from Lebanon towards the area of Moshav Margaliot in Israel, according to statements from the Israeli Army, reported by Israeli newspaper Haaretz. The Israeli Army stated that they targeted the shooters on the Lebanese side using a drone. An Israeli airstrike also targeted the village of Alma Shaab in southern Lebanon, as reported by a Telegram channel associated with Hezbollah. Earlier in the afternoon the Israeli army bombarded the town of Blida in the Marjayoun district, on Lebanon's southern border, Lebanon's state-run NNA reported.

According to Israeli outlet Haaretz, several rockets have been launched from Lebanon toward the Israeli Har Dov area, and the Israeli army has returned the fire.

Read our LIVE page, on day 15 of the Israel-Hamas war:

Hezbollah claims more rocket strikes against Israel; Cairo summit fails to agree to contain Gaza violence - Day 15 of Hamas-Israel war

RAFAH: 20 trucks carrying humanitarian aid trucks have entered Gaza via the Rafah border crossing with Egypt. Read more here.

CAIRO SUMMIT: Abdel Fattah al-Sissi has hosted a “peace summit” in Cairo today, with several senior Western and regional officials in attendance. Notably Israel, Iran and the US did not attend.

GAZA: Nour Al-Yacoubi lives in East Gaza “There is no rest in this war. The situation is still horrible, miserable. Electricity has been cut off for almost 13 days. There is no fuel in hospitals. Many areas are denied water and supplies. All areas are under the threat of being bombed. Thousands of families are homeless."

HOSTAGES: Hamas on Friday freed Americans Judith Tai Raanan, 59, and her daughter Natalie, 17, who were among around 210 kidnapped in then assault southern Israel by Hamas this month. Hamas said it acted in part "for humanitarian reasons" in response to Qatari mediation.


DEATH TOLL: The Hamas-run heath ministry says 4,385 people have died in the last two weeks, and the UN reports 17 staff from its agency UNRWA have been killed. Hamas attacks in Israel have killed about 1,400, and earlier Israel's military said at least 307 soldiers had been killed since 7 October.


PROTESTS: Protests have continued around the world. In Mobasa, Kenya members of the Muslim community waved flags and chanted slogans during a demonstration in solidarity with Palestine. In London the BBC reports more than 100,000 people took to the streets in solidarity with the Palestinian cause.