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Pressure piles on Israel's Netanyahu over Gaza

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Lebanese security forces and rescue teams inspect a charred car that was hit by an Israeli drone strike on the road leading to the southern Lebanese coastal town of Naqoura on the border with Israel on September 2, 2024, as Hezbollah and Israel continued to exchange shelling.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces mounting international and domestic pressure after the killing in Gaza of six captives, with US President Joe Biden saying he is not doing enough to secure the release of hostages.

Britain said Monday it would suspend some arms exports to Israel, citing a "clear risk" they could be used in a serious breach of international humanitarian law.

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