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Hamas is viewed by many Israelis as an existential threat in the south. But in the north, especially in Upper Galilee, many Israelis say Lebanon's Hezbollah militants must also be destroyed.

France wants clarification about a missile strike in southern Lebanon on 13 October that killed a Reuters journalist and injured six others, including two from French news agency AFP.

Rights groups say Israeli strike that killed Reuters reporter and injured others must be investigated as a war crime.

Researchers have discovered the oldest-known fossils of mosquitoes - two males entombed in pieces of amber dating to 130 million years ago during the Cretaceous Period and found near the town of Hammana in Lebanon. The male mosquitoes possessed elongated piercing-sucking mouthparts seen now only in females.

Blinken’s comments come after rights groups say Israel should be investigated over possible war crime.

On Day 63 of the Israel-Hamas conflict, fire exchanges have intensified further in Israel's northern border with Lebanon even as the Israeli army moves deeper into Khan Yunis to hunt down Hamas' top leader in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar.

The news agency says it found evidence that Israeli forces were responsible for the October death of journalist Issam Abdallah. Israel's military is investigating but says it doesn't target the press.

Israel says it does not target civilians as human rights groups say incident should be investigated as a possible war crime

Human rights groups call for war crimes investigation after Israeli tank fired at journalists in Lebanon