Evening recap

Our live blog will shortly be closing until tomorrow morning.

Here are the day’s key developments:

• Israel’s military admitted on Sunday that its early-morning strike on Bint Jbeil in southern Lebanon had killed civilians.

• Israeli attacks have killed at least 68 people in Gaza since dawn, Wafa news agency reported, citing medical sources.

• Four people died from starvation today, bringing the total number of Palestinians who have died from malnutrition in the same period to 440, including 147 children, the health ministry said.

• Britain, Canada, Australia and Portugal all recognised a Palestinian state on Sunday.

• Compared to last year, more Americans say the United States is providing Israel with too much support and military aid in its war on Gaza, according to a survey by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs.

• A senior Hamas official hailed Britain, Canada and Australia’s recognition of a Palestinian state, describing it as a victory for the rights of Palestinians.

• Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that calls for Palestinian statehood threaten Israel’s existence and vowed to expand illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank.

• Pope Leo spoke out against the forced displacement of Gaza’s civilians as Israel intensified its assault on Gaza City.

• Al-Aqsa Mosque was stormed by 162 settlers earlier on Sunday through the Mughrabi Gate, ahead of the Jewish New Year.