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At least 39 Palestinians were killed in Israeli military strikes across the Gaza Strip yesterday, mostly in the north where one attack hit a hospital, torching medical supplies and disrupting operations, the enclave&s health officials said.

Israeli prime minister Benjamin ­Netanyahu told US envoys yesterday that Israel&s ability to counter threats to its security from Lebanon and return displaced people to the north were key elements of any ceasefire deal.

Lieutenant Colonel Shane Rockett speaks at Custume Barracks, Athlone, Co Westmeath ahead of the the men and women of the 125th Infantry Battalion's six-month deployment to South Lebanon as part of United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil).