Experts explain what an expanded Israeli ground offensive in Lebanon could look like and how it may impact civilians.

Troops are targeting "Hezbollah strongholds" in south Lebanon, where strikes reportedly killed seven people on Monday.

"The humanitarian situation ⁠in Lebanon, including ongoing mass displacement, is already deeply alarming," said a statement by ​Canada, France, Britain, Germany and Italy.

By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, March 17 (Reuters) - Israeli airstrikes on residential buildings, displaced people and healthcare workers in Lebanon raise concerns under international law and may amount to war crimes,

Civilians who remain despite evacuation orders in Tyre – some unable to move, others defiant - are trying to continue their daily routines next to bomb sites.

As Israel ramps up attacks on Hezbollah, the longtime Iran ally in Lebanon, health facilities have been increasingly under assault, with dozens of healthcare workers killed or wounded and 13 health centers bombed.

Israel warned residents of southern Lebanon that its military would be conducting airstrikes against Hezbollah targets, in what is the most extensive evacuation order of south Lebanon since Israel’s war with Hezbollah in 2006.

March 15 (Reuters) - British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper on Sunday said the UK will provide over 5 million pounds ($6.62 million) of emergency funding to support humanitarian work of the Lebanese government amid conflict in the region.