Israel seems to be expanding its campaign against Iranian-backed groups in Lebanon, and in the Middle East, which is likely to renew fears of a wider regional conflict. As its campaign against the Shia movement Hezbollah continues, an apartment building was hit in Beirut’s Kola area - a mainly Sunni Muslim part of the city - overnight.

Israel has killed many of Hezbollah's senior leaders with devastating strikes in Lebanon, but neither side appears ready to step back from the brink.