Humanitarian laws of war, including the Geneva Conventions, require military forces to give civilians ample warning to flee before attacking. Israel has issued evacuation alerts for large sections of south Lebanon, though, in some cases, it has given people as little as two hours to leave their homes before striking.

Two peacekeepers were injured when explosions rocked the headquarters of the United Nations mission on the Lebanon-Israel border.

Much of the anger at Hezbollah springs from how quickly the group appears to have been decimated confronting Israel As Israel's invasion of Lebanon intensifies and brings more destruction on the Mediterranean nation,