Israeli strikes destroy bridges north of Beirut

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...

Hassan Nasrallah warned that Hezbollah might target Tel Aviv if Beirut were struck again. The statement formed part of the war’s deterrence and escalation rhetoric.

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.

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.

Hezbollah rockets killed at least 15 people in Israel during one of the deadliest days for Israeli civilians in the war, according to contemporary reporting. Such attacks were later assessed by...

The Lebanese government offered to deploy 15,000 troops to southern Lebanon after Israeli withdrawal. The proposal helped frame the ceasefire and the restoration of state authority.