Israel Attacks Lebanon: Woman Killed, Children Injured

The Deadly Attacks

A woman was killed and several children were injured during Israel's latest attacks in Lebanon. Civilians are the majority of victims of attacks over the past 24 hours.

Escalating Conflict

The Israeli army said on Friday that it has hit 40 Hezbollah sites in the past day in renewed air strikes across southern Lebanon. Hezbollah said it retaliated with several attacks on Israeli forces within Lebanese territory.

Humanitarian Crisis

Al Jazeera reporter Zeina Khodr reported on Friday that Israel is increasingly deploying a military 'campaign of erasure' in southern Lebanon, mirroring tactics it used in Gaza. Israeli troops have been systematically destroying civilian homes, infrastructure and water networks and aiming to make southern Lebanon unliveable, activists and observers say.

International Response

Human rights activists have called the destruction a war crime. Tens of thousands of people in villages along the southern border have been affected by Israeli strikes. The US embassy in Beirut said Lebanon is 'at a crossroads', and its people have an opportunity to reclaim their country through peace talks with Israel.

The Future of Lebanon

Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun and Lebanon's speaker Nabih Berri are reported to be divided on how to approach negotiations to end the war with Israel. More than one million people have been displaced by Israel's war on Lebanon.