Israeli aircraft dropped leaflets over parts of the Lebanese capital on Friday carrying messages urging citizens to push for the disarmament of Hezbollah, dpa reporters and residents witnessed.

By Laila Bassam, Mohamed Azakir, Tom Perry and Khalil Ashawi BEIRUT, March 18 (Reuters) - Israel stepped up airstrikes on Beirut on Wednesday, killing at least 10 people and destroying a 10-storey building near the city centre in the third week of its war with Iran-backed Hezbollah,

Hezbollah fired 200 missiles and drones into Israel in what Israeli media called an integrated attack with Iran, prompting fierce Israeli Defense Forces strikes.

David Crowe and Kate Geraghty drew on their considerable experience and empathy, as well as trusted support teams on the ground and back home, to bring readers stories of life on the ground in Lebanon.

Israel has carried out air strikes in central Beirut for the first time since the latest conflict began, displacing hundreds of thousands of people.

Lebanese cellist Mahdi Sahely was seen sitting atop the debris of a destroyed building in Beirut, playing the instrument as the notes echoed through a landscape marked by devastation.

Masoud Pezeshkian confirms that Esmail Khatib has been killed; Lebanese health ministry reporting 12 people have died on Wednesday

Intensifying Israeli attacks in Lebanon ​displace more than 1m people, while aid effort struggles to keep pace with deepening crisis