Hezbollah warns of expanded rocket range

Fighting and Israeli air operations continued around Qana ahead of the following day’s deadly strike. Civilians sheltering in homes faced grave danger.

An Israeli air strike destroyed a building sheltering families in Qana. Human Rights Watch confirmed at least 28 deaths, including 16 children, revising higher initial reports. The attack generated...

The Qana killings heightened pressure for a ceasefire and investigation of civilian deaths. Israeli officials expressed regret and defended the military campaign; human rights investigators disputed...

Hostilities continued despite growing international calls for humanitarian pauses. Civilians remaining in southern villages faced isolation and danger.

Human Rights Watch released its report documenting Israeli attacks on civilians in Lebanon, based on field investigations. It called for compliance with international humanitarian law and...

An Israeli air strike killed Syrian Kurdish farm workers in the Bekaa Valley. Human Rights Watch later documented 25 deaths and examined whether the target had a military purpose.

Israeli aircraft destroyed bridges connecting Beirut with northern Lebanon, obstructing transport and humanitarian deliveries. The attacks became part of debates about civilian infrastructure...

Hezbollah fired rockets farther into northern Israel, with some landing near Hadera. Rocket attacks on populated areas caused civilian harm and were criticised by rights groups as indiscriminate or...

The Lebanese government rejected a proposed ceasefire text as insufficiently addressing its concerns, including withdrawal. The dispute showed the importance of Lebanese sovereignty in negotiations.

Demonstrators in Britain and France demanded a ceasefire and protested civilian suffering. The protests illustrate transnational civil society opposition to the war.