Civilians who remain despite evacuation orders in Tyre – some unable to move, others defiant - are trying to continue their daily routines next to bomb sites.

Initial findings by a U.N. inquiry suggest Israeli tank fire hit a U.N. position in southern Lebanon on March 6, wounding Ghanaian peacekeepers.

Israel warned residents of southern Lebanon that its military would be conducting airstrikes against Hezbollah targets, in what is the most extensive evacuation order of south Lebanon since Israel’s war with Hezbollah in 2006.

The town of Khiam’s location on high ground just a few miles north of the border between Israel and Lebanon has made it coveted territory over multiple conflicts.

"The humanitarian situation ⁠in Lebanon, including ongoing mass displacement, is already deeply alarming," said a statement by ​Canada, France, Britain, Germany and Italy.

Israel has claimed it has killed Ali Larijani, Iran’s powerful national security chief, in a strike on Tehran, as fresh bombardments hit cities across the Middle East following weeks of escalating

Israel intensified its air and ground operations in Lebanon overnight, with airstrikes hitting southern Beirut and millions displaced as the war shows no signs of letting up. President Trump is scolding NATO allies for not doing more to protect the Strait of Hormuz — as European leaders remain hesitant to get involved in the war with Iran.