Israeli forces continue to bomb Beirut, demolish homes and evacuate villages as they push deeper into the south of Lebanon. Since March 2, Israeli attacks have killed nearly 1,500 people, including 129 children, according to Lebanon’s Health Ministry. The Israeli military struck the southern city of Tyre Wednesday after issuing forced evacuation notices to residents. More than 1.1 million people, nearly one in five Lebanese, are now displaced. This comes as Israel says the U.S.-Iran ceasefire announced Tuesday does not apply to Lebanon, despite Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif declaring an “immediate ceasefire everywhere, including Lebanon and elsewhere.” This is Naiem Saleh, a resident of Beirut.

Naiem Saleh: “The big reading for Israel is that they don’t want to stop. They want to carry on wars to blackmail the entire region, naturally. Where will this lead? To more wars and more destruction. In all cases, Lebanon to be excluded, Iran won’t abandon Lebanon. Iran certainly won’t abandon Lebanon.”