Lebanese troops are continuing their assault on the perimeter of a Palestinian refugee camp, demanding the surrender of Islamist militants inside.
The army said it was ‘tightening the ring’ around the camp in Tripoli and had destroyed many of the militants' sniper posts.
Four soldiers are among 16 people who were killed during clashes last night.
More than 100 people, many of them civilians have been killed in the two-week confrontation.
Aid agencies have voiced fears for the safety of civilians.
In the latest clashes, the Lebanese army is reported to be shelling militant positions inside the camp and advancing slowly.
A Lebanese Government Minister said several thousand people remained in the camp whom he described as hostages of Fatah-al-Islam.
