Civilians in Beirut's southern suburbs are being killed and neighborhoods destroyed in Israeli airstrikes. Over 30 strikes have targeted the area, reducing neighborhoods to rubble and causing fires. Residents who have evacuated are returning to find their homes destroyed. The airstrikes have halted settlement talks and escalated hostilities in southern Lebanon. Hezbollah has engaged in confrontations with the Israeli army, and Israeli forces have made attempts to infiltrate towns. Hezbollah has targeted several Israeli sites, and there have been power outages and missile launches in northern Israel from southern Lebanon.