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.

A day after Israeli warplanes flattened their building, Lebanese residents helped rescuers scour the rubble for survivors, still reeling from the rare strike in the country's far north. On Sunday, Lebanon said an Israeli strike killed 23 people,

For those determined to stay out of the fight between Hezbollah and Israel, the war in Lebanon can feel at a remove.