Chadi Fares sits on the sidewalk of a Beirut street, watching emergency workers pick their way through piles of twisted metal and slabs of collapsed concrete.
The men are searching through the ruins of a residential building in Lebanon 's capital for any survivors of last week's deadly Israel i bombing that killed at least 50 people.Photo shows A cloud of white smoke rises in the distance behind a village on a hillside near the border between Lebanon and Israel
The succession of events signalled a sharp escalation in the conflict between Israel and the militant group. One of the missiles fell in the middle of a residential street in the Israeli city of Kiryat Bialik, about 50 kilometres from the border with Lebanon. "It was a big boom, and all of the house is almost gone. It's two floors, and we have damage on both floors," she said.
Israel's Chief of the General Staff Herzi Halevi said the military was well-prepared for the next stages of fighting, which were coming in the next few days, but did not say what this would entail.
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