Live: Latest on the ongoing Middle East conflict

Conflict in the Middle East continues amid calls for de-escalation. More than 216 Syrian refugees in Lebanon have been killed over the past 50 days amid Israel's strikes in Lebanon, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights on Tuesday. The 13-month war has killed at least 3,000 people in Lebanon, according to the Health Ministry on Monday. Still, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Tuesday, and replaced him with Israel Katz to lead the military operations. Protests erupt in Israel after the event. Join CGTN for more. #CGTNOnsite #MiddleEastTensions