Diplomacy aimed at securing a ceasefire in Lebanon showed tentative signs of progress as Israel pounded its northern neighbour including heavy airstrikes on the stronghold of armed group Hezbollah near Beirut.
Pressing its offensive against the Iran-backed group, Israel hit Beirut’s Hezbollah-controlled southern suburbs, carrying out intense attacks there for a third consecutive day.
Plumes of smoke rose over the suburbs known as Dahiyeh, where Israeli strikes destroyed five buildings,
