Israel continued its bombardment of Beirut early today, while Hezbollah fighters repelled Israeli paratroopers trying to land in the southern city of Tyre, according to Hezbollah’s Al-Manar television.

A US-trained military expert today disputed an Israeli claim that it had nothing to do with an explosion that killed eight Palestinian beach-goers in the Gaza Strip last Friday, an incident that has turned a critical spotlight on Israel’s military practices.

The death of an award-winning British journalist shot by Israeli troops in the Gaza Strip has sparked calls for it to be made an official war crime to kill reporters working in battle zones.

British diplomats called today for a full investigation into the fatal shooting of an award-winning journalist by Israeli troops.

An award-winning British journalist has been killed by Israeli fire while filming in the Gaza Strip, it was reported today.