In one instance, IDF troops eliminated several Hezbollah terrorists after noticing them inside a building. Additionally, the IDF destroyed dozens of Hezbollah infrastructure sites

There were few signs that either side was prepared to step back from the fighting. Israel said it struck an area south of Beirut and issued new evacuation warnings.

By Tom Perry, Maya Gebeily, Laila Bassam and Emilie Madi BEIRUT, March 27 (Reuters) - War between Israel and Hezbollah is pushing Lebanon's fragile state and society towards breaking point, straining sectarian and political faultlines as Shi'ite Muslims are displaced and enmity deepens between the Iran-backed group and its opponents.

The Israeli invasion on the border is facing fierce resistance from the armed group, resulting in the deaths of three Tel Aviv soldiers and numerous tanks. Aware that they do not have to face anti-aircraft defense systems in Lebanon,

BEIRUT, Lebanon — Fleeing in the middle of the night, sleeping without blankets in schools-turned-shelters, and struggling to find basic resources.

Noël Barrot on Tuesday urged Israel not to send in forces to take control of a zone in south Lebanon, saying such a move would have "major humanitarian consequences".

Thousands of displaced Lebanese residents will not be allowed to return home until northern Israel is safe, he says.

Israel has launched a wave of strikes on Iran ahead of a planned U.N. Security Council meeting to discuss attacks on Iranian civilian infrastructure.