The Israeli military pounded Beirut's southern suburbs with airstrikes on Tuesday, mounting one of its heaviest daytime attacks yet on the Hezbollah-controlled area after the defence minister ruled out a ceasefire until Israeli goals were met.

Hezbollah strongholds in Beirut's southern suburbs were hit by multiple heavy airstrikes on Tuesday as Israel's newly appointed defense minister rejected any talk of a possible ceasefire.

Palestinian medical officials say two Israeli strikes in Gaza killed at least 14 people, including two children and a woman.

Israeli airstrikes hit Beirut's southern suburbs amidst escalating conflict with Hezbollah. The strikes follow a warning about imminent action against identified sites. Amid ongoing rocket fire and airstrikes,

At least twelve heavy airstrikes have hit areas known to be Hezbollah strongholds in Beirut's southern suburbs, security sources and eyewitnesses said. The strikes came after an Israeli army spokesman sent a warning on the social media platform X to evacuate areas in Beirut's southern suburbs.

The new bombardment on both fronts comes on the verge of a deadline set by the United States for Israel to dramatically ramp up humanitarian aid allowed in Gaza or risk possible restrictions on US military funding.

The Israeli military carried out at least five airstrikes on the Hezbollah-controlled southern suburbs of Beirut on Tuesday, after Israel's defence minister ruled out any ceasefire in Lebanon until Israel's goals had been met.

Gaza Death toll rises in Israeli strikes on Akkar as Beirut as wave of strikes hit southern suburbs A wave of intense Israeli air strikes hit across Beirut's southern suburbs on Tuesday afternoon, state media reported,