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Israeli airstrikes target Tyre in southern Lebanon, once an ancient Roman city, and home to a UNESCO World Heritage site.
The Israel Defence Forces bombed neighbourhoods in the Mediterranean port city close to the site, just three hours after telling residents to evacuate.
Fewer than 15,000 people remain in Tyre as Israel steps up its campaign to destroy Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in Gaza, both backed by Iran.
So far diplomatic efforts to end the conflict have come to naught, and Israel's Defence Minister Yoav Gallant is vowing to strike back against an Iranian missile attack on Israel three weeks ago.
That's after Israel killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.
"The Air Force is a key element in this matter and anyone who tries to harm us will be harmed - this is also true for Iran. After we attack in Iran, they will understand both in Israel and in other places what your preparation process includes, and the arrangements and your readiness, and we have a very high confidence in your abilities, personally in each of you, as a group and as a squadron, and of course, full confidence in the Israeli army."
The Hamas-led attacks on Israel on October 7 last year left 1200 people dead, triggering the war in Gaza which has killed nearly 43,000 Palestinians.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is back in the Middle East hoping to broker a ceasefire after the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar by the Israeli military in Gaza last week.
"Since October 7 a year ago, Israel has achieved most of its strategic objectives when it comes to Gaza, all with the idea of making sure that October 7 could never happen again. This has come at the cost, great cost to Palestinian civilians in Gaza. Now is the time to turn those successes into an enduring strategic success. and there are really only two things to do - get the hostages home and bring the war to an end with an understanding of what will follow."
Secretary Blinken is also calling for Israel to allow more humanitarian aid into Gaza.
"It's absolutely essential that humanitarian assistance gets to the people who need it in Gaza. And as you know, a couple of weeks ago (Defense) Secretary (Lloyd) Austin and I wrote to the (Israeli) Defense Minister, the strategic affairs minister, with a list of things that need to happen in order for assistance to get more effectively to people who need that assistance. So we went over that in some detail yesterday, and I can report that there's progress made, which is good, but more progress needs to be made. And most critically, it needs to be sustained. We've had periods before where the Israelis have increased what they're doing, only to see it fall back. So we're tracking this very, very, very carefully, and we went over it in some detail."
And Australian doctors are asking Foreign Minister Senator Penny Wong to urge Israel to allow international medical teams into Gaza.
The World Health Organisation says eight groups and more than 50 health specialists have been blocked by Israel since August.
The WHO's Rik Peeperkorn says the humanitarian situation in Gaza is desperate.
“The people they need and they deserve at least basic health services. Also food security, water, sanitation, and of course, shelter. WHO and many other UN partners, humanitarian partners, are ready to do this. We need an improved access. We need regular access, and we need it now.”
Meanwhile, Israel is yet again cracking down on the media.
The Israeli army has accused six Al Jazeera journalists covering the conflict in Gaza of being fighters for Palestinian militant groups.
Al Jazeera has rejected the accusations saying they are fabricated.
The network is banned from reporting in Israel and the West Bank.
The Committee to Protect Journalists says nearly 130 journalists have been killed in the war zone since October 7 last year.
