Meanwhile in southern Lebanon, an Israeli official told NBC News that Israeli forces had begun launching small special forces operations ahead of a potential ground offensive.
People gather outside an apartment building hit by an Israeli strike in Beirut's Cola district on Monday.
Thousands of families in southern Lebanon have also been displaced from their homes over the past year due to the cross-border attacks.
Families rest on Beirut's corniche after fleeing the Israeli airstrikes in Beirut's southern suburb, Lebanon, on Monday.
'No safe place'Kaisi, the executive director of URDA, said humanitarian workers were "shocked" by the strike in Cola.
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