Israel targets centre of Lebanese capital in escalation of military campaign that has killed nearly 700 people.

The war is expanding into Lebanon, as an Israeli offensive to dismantle Hezbollah has displaced 800,000 people there, with more than 680 people killed.

About 120 of the rockets and missiles crossed from Lebanon into Israel during the Wednesday night barrage, with those not intercepted mostly striking Israel’s north

Nearly 800,000 people in Lebanon have fled their homes as violence surges across the country amidst the Middle East conflict.

Israel renewed its strikes on Beirut on Thursday, as it threatened to seize territory in Lebanon if Hezbollah did not stop its attacks."If the Lebanese government does not know how to control the territory and prevent Hezbollah

Tehran/Tel Aviv1:04 p.m. March 13 The attacks heightened fears that the war was expanding beyond Hezbollah’s traditional strongholds into parts of Beirut once considered comparatively safe. New strikes were also reported in Iran, Iraq and Israel.

Young kids with “blast injuries, shrapnel, rubble, really devastating injuries” are among the wounded, as Israel steps up strikes.

Weary of another conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, pastors and congregants weigh their options and find comfort in Psalm 91.

Nearly 700,000 people have been displaced in Lebanon after Israel’s bombing campaign against Hezbollah, the United Nations has said.