Israeli forces have carried out air strikes on southern Lebanon for a second straight day, including against the town of Mansouri. The attacks followed an explosion near Majdel Zoun that killed two Israeli soldiers. Residents reported extensive destruction, damaged homes and renewed displacement as the violence intensified. US-backed ceasefire negotiations in Rome have continued while the escalation unfolds. Israel says its operations respond to violations of the ceasefire agreement, while Hezbollah has not claimed responsibility for the explosion.

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Israel has launched another wave of air strikes across southern Lebanon after two Israeli soldiers died in an explosion near the border. Several towns, including Al-Mansouri and Bourj El-Shemali, were hit. The attacks came while a US-backed ceasefire technically remains in force. Israeli and Lebanese officials are meeting in Rome in an effort to preserve the truce, as residents fear the violence could develop into a return to full-scale conflict.

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Three rights organisations have published findings from an investigation into an Israeli attack in April that killed Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil. Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International and The Legal Agenda concluded that Israel deliberately targeted the 42-year-old journalist and her camerawoman. The camerawoman was wounded in the strike. The UN human rights office says deliberate attacks on civilians are regarded as a war crime.

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Israel has carried out another wave of air strikes in southern Lebanon, hitting the town of Al Mansouri. The attacks came after overnight strikes that Israel said were a response to alleged Hezbollah breaches of the US-backed ceasefire agreement. Eight people were wounded in the latest bombardment. Al Jazeera correspondent Zeina Khodr is reporting live from Al Mansouri in southern Lebanon.

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Fox News correspondent Trey Yingst reports from Tel Aviv on the latest Israeli airstrikes against Hezbollah. Senator Katie Britt also offers her analysis of the conflict involving Iran. She addresses the high-stakes Democratic primary in Michigan as well, linking the security crisis with a closely watched US political contest. The report presents the strikes as a breaking development.

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Negotiations between Lebanon and Israel have entered their second day in Rome. The discussions centre on implementing a US-brokered framework agreement. Under the arrangement, the Lebanese military is expected to regain control of villages in southern Lebanon that are currently occupied by Israeli forces. Al Jazeera correspondent Zeina Khodr reports from Nabatieh in southern Lebanon.

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Lebanon and Israel have held another round of direct negotiations in Rome, with the United States acting as broker. The meeting follows earlier discussions in Washington, where the two sides agreed on a framework deal. That framework includes disarming Hezbollah and arranging a gradual Israeli military withdrawal from southern Lebanon. Hezbollah’s chief rejected the talks, describing them as humiliating for Lebanon.

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Lebanon and Israel are set to enter a second day of negotiations in Rome. The discussions form part of a second round that followed a framework agreement signed in June. Lebanon is demanding that Israel withdraw its occupying military from the country’s south. Israel says its troops will leave only after the Lebanese military disarms Hezbollah. Hezbollah is not taking part in the talks. Al Jazeera correspondent Zeina Khodr is reporting live from southern Lebanon.

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Lebanese and Israeli delegations have gathered in Rome for another round of negotiations. The talks are scheduled to continue through Thursday. Israel’s military withdrawal from Lebanon and the creation of pilot zones in southern Lebanon are leading items on the agenda. Political analyst Kamel Wazne discusses what Lebanon could gain from establishing the pilot zones.

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Lebanon and Israel have opened another round of direct negotiations in Rome under US sponsorship. It marks the seventh meeting since Hezbollah pulled Lebanon into the Middle East war in March by firing rockets at Israel. Israel answered with heavy airstrikes and a ground invasion. Hezbollah’s leader condemned the talks, saying they brought “shame” and “humiliation” to Lebanon.

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