The death toll from Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon has risen to 17, sources confirm. Residents of the village of Qa'ra described scenes of devastation after multiple strikes hit a residential building and a nearby market. Medical workers pulled bodies from the rubble late into the night.
The Foreign Office has issued an urgent call for de-escalation, with officials voicing fear that the region is sliding into a broader conflict. Uncovered documents from intercepted communications suggest the strikes targeted a Hezbollah supply route, but the civilian cost raises questions about proportionality. This is not a border skirmish.
This is a countdown to something worse. Armies on both sides are mobilising. Diplomats are scrambling but the ground truth is that blood is already soaking the soil.
