EVERY WEEKDAY EVENING, The Journal brings you five of the biggest stories of the day.

1. #LEBANON: Israel has repeatedly  struck central Beirut today, with Lebanese authorities reporting a death toll of at least 12, while people in the ancient port city of Tyre fled their homes in panic after Israeli warnings.

2. #FUEL PRICES: Hauliers have warned the government that unless concrete action is taken to assist them with the rising cost of fuel, they will be left with no choice but to launch “immediate protest action”. 

3. #ARREST: A man in his 40s has been arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of a man in Cork city earlier this week.

4. #IRA: Gerry Adams was a “major, major player in the war”, according to one of his former friends who was an IRA volunteer, the UK’s High Court has heard.

5. #EPSTEIN FLOAT: A float in  the St Patrick’s Day parade in Ballinrobe, Co Mayo that featured people mimicking sexual activity and carrying a sign reading “Esptein Files” has been condemned by the Rape Crisis Centre for trivialising sexual assault.