Israel’s military has been intensifying operations against Hezbollah in Lebanon in an apparent attempt to pressure the militant group into a cease-fire.

The EU’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell calls for an “immediate ceasefire” in the Israel-Hezbollah war while on a visit to Beirut for talks. “We see only one possible way ahead: an immediate ceasefire and the full implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701,

Lebanon’s capital city is returning to a cycle of violence and destruction just as it was beginning to stabilize after years of chaos.