Israel’s attempt to eliminate militant Palestinians in Lebanon led to slaughter of civilians, economic and political chaos and the creation of Hezbollah.

Israel said it was striking Hezbollah targets with “high intensity” to keep the campaign as short as possible, as the Lebanese militants maintained their own cross-border barrage.

Thousands of people in southern Lebanon fled their homes for Beirut on Sept. 24 to escape a second day of heavy Israeli strikes.

The Israeli military is calling on residents of southern Lebanon to immediately evacuate homes and other buildings where it claims Hezbollah has stored weapons

The Israeli military launched dozens more airstrikes following the worst bout of bloodshed between Israel and Hezbollah since their monthlong conflict in 2006.

Doctors in the southern Lebanese city of Sidon say wounded patients are arriving with head trauma, multiple fractures and deep cuts from shrapnel.

Smoke billows over southern Lebanon following Israeli strikes, amid ongoing cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as pictured from Marjayoun, near the border with Israel, September 23,