The conflict between Israel and Hezbollah has deepened in recent days despite diplomatic efforts to move toward a temporary truce.

A resident of the southern Lebanese port city of Tyre says an Israeli airstrike has left at least seven dead, among them five siblings, three of whom were deaf and mute.

Lebanon said a rare Israeli strike in the mountains east of Beirut killed five people Tuesday, after a security official said a house sheltering displaced people was hit. The security official, speaking anonymously due to the sensitivity of the matter,