Global National: Oct. 3

Israel is expanding the scope of its invasion into Lebanon, warning people in the south to leave their homes until further notice. IDF troops were on the ground there and say another soldier was killed there in battle Thursday. At the same time Israel is fighting on another front Thursday night, striking a Palestinian refugee camp in the occupied West Bank. The Palestinian health ministry says 16 people have been killed there. In Lebanon, Israeli attacks have displaced roughly one million people, about a fifth of the population. Israel says it struck about 200 targets overnight including weapons production sites and Hezbollah command centres. Jeff Semple is following developments from Jerusalem. Foreign nationals including Canadians have been urged to get out of Lebanon. The Beirut airport is still open and some commercial carriers are still operating but a number of countries are making contingency plans should that change. Mercedes Stephenson is in Cyprus — an island about 180 km off Lebanon’s coast.