Middle East: German warship shoots down drone off Lebanon

A German Navy ship participating in the UN's peacekeeping mission in Lebanon has downed a drone off the Lebanese coast, according to German defense authorities. Follow DW for the latest.

• German warship shoots down drone of Lebanese coast
• Iranian commander says Israel will be hit 'painfully' if it strikes Iran
• Israel says it has killed 45 Hezbollah fighters over the past 24 hours in Lebanon's south
• UN agency says Gaza unemployment soars to 80%

Here are the latest developments on the Israel-Lebanon escalation, Gaza and the wider Middle East region on Thursday, October 17: