BEIRUT: The Israeli military stepped up airstrikes in south Lebanon on Wednesday (Nov 19), killing at least one person as it pressed a campaign of near-daily attacks which it says is designed to block a military revival by Iran-backed Hezbollah in the border area. Israel has accused Hezbollah of trying to rearm since a US-backed ceasefire its war with Hezbollah last year. The group says it has abided by requirements for it to end its military presence in the border region near Israel, and for