Oil prices soar; Iran’s attacks on Gulf states condemned by UN; US responsible for Iranian girls school strike; Israel attack Hezbollah in Israel

Although most of southern Lebanon is planned to be evacuated, some families refuse to leave. They had been displaced before and had difficulty finding accommodation, and this time they felt it was better to stay in their own homes.

Lebanese health officials estimate that the death toll has risen to 634 since the outbreak of hostilities on February 28, when the war against Iran began.

The key factor was the decision by Hezbollah fighters to launch rockets into Israel to show their support for Iran. Israel’s response has been intensifying ever since.

We speak to people who feel helpless because they are caught in the middle of a war beyond their control, while political leaders determine their fate. “We’re not getting anything,” a man standing next to a house destroyed by the strike told us.

“We are the losers.”