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Main events on September 18th 

  • The UN’s OCHA has warned that the lifelines for civilians in Gaza City are collapsing as Israel escalates its military assault.
  • The US has again vetoed a Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, despite all other 14 members voting in favour.
  • Israel launched a series of strikes on southern Lebanon, in a move decried by local officials as another violation of a ceasefire reached in November.
  • Two Israeli soldiers were killed in an attack at the Allenby crossing by a man driving an aid truck. The attack led to the closure of the crossing, which connects the occupied West Bank and Jordan.