It marked an intensification of Israel’s offensives against Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon, days after the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar had raised hopes of an opening for ceasefire negotiations to end more than a year of the conflict.

Hezbollah claim to be attacking Israel in response to its continued onslaught in Gaza, with more than 87 Palestinians killed or missing after Israeli air strikes on northern Gaza’s Beit Lahiya, as rescuers pull bodies and survivors from the concrete debris of destroyed homes earlier Sunday.