A huge fireball lit up the sky and plumes of smoke rose over south Beirut on Sunday as Israel unleashed intense air strikes, nearly a year since the Gaza war erupted.
Lebanon's official National News Agency said south Beirut was hit by more than 30 strikes, heard across the city. A petrol station and a medical supplies warehouse were hit.
Strikes continued throughout the morning, again targeting its southern suburbs, with Prime Minister Najib Mikati calling for "pressure on Israel" for a ceasefire.
Also on Sunday, Israeli forces surrounded the Jabalia area of northern Gaza in response to claims Hamas was rebuilding despite nearly a year of Tel Aviv's brutal military campaign.
"The troops of the 401st Brigade and the 460th Brigade have successfully encircled the area and are currently continuing to operate in the area," the military said in a statement.
Gaza civil defence spokesman Mahmud Bassal said multiple strikes rocked Jabaliya overnight, with many casualties.
Israel strikes killed at least 26 Palestinians in the early hours of Sunday, after the military targeted a mosque near the Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah.
"The number of deaths rose to 26 and a large number of wounded as a result of the occupation (Israel) bombing of a mosque sheltering displaced people in front of the gate of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir El-Balah in the central Gaza Strip," said agency spokesman Bassal.