Israeli strikes devastate southern Lebanon

A massive Israeli bombardment of residential areas in Beirut and southern Lebanon has displaced over 1.2 million people, roughly a fifth of the country's population.

Hospitals are overwhelmed by a surge of casualties, while the UN warns of a rapidly developing food security crisis due to the closure of strategic waterways.

Hezbollah has retaliated with rocket attacks on Israeli settlements in the West Bank and northern Israel, further destabilizing the fragile regional ceasefire.

The Lebanese government maintains that a total truce must be in place before any broader peace deal can be discussed.