Sirens sounded in central and northern Israel Saturday and the Israeli military continued to pummel Lebanon and Gaza, as cease-fire talks held this week yielded little hope of ending hostilities on the ground.
The Israeli military bombed targets in Beirut's densely-populated southern suburbs overnight after warning residents to evacuate.
It was the first time in several days that the area, a Hezbollah stronghold, had been hit.
The Lebanese Health Ministry said 52 people were killed by the Israeli strikes, and 72 injured across the country on Friday.
Health workers in Gaza told Reuters that at least 68 people were killed in Israeli strikes in the last 24 hours.
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