Tensions escalate as the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reportedly targeted Lebanese civilians heading home in their cars, triggering outrage and raising fears of a severe retaliation. This controversial move by the IDF comes just hours after Israel violated the ceasefire truce,

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The Israeli military and the Iran-aligned Hezbollah militia both faced accusations on Thursday of violating the ceasefire, just one day after the fragile truce came into force. Netanyahu told the Channel 14 broadcaster on Thursday that he has instructed the military to prepare for an "intensive war" if the ceasefire agreement is breached,

For more than 60 days, Lebanese have watched as Israeli strikes smashed into buildings, raising giant explosions and palls of smoke.

The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said on Thursday that it carried out airstrikes on a Hezbollah facility where the militant group stores mid-range rockets in southern Lebanon after both sides accused each other of breaching the ceasefire that aims to halt over a year of fighting.