This week Israel launched a new wave of airstrikes on southern Lebanon and the outskirts of Beirut. Despite the ceasefire, exchanges of fire between the two sides occurred frequently, with the current Israeli attacks marking one of the most serious escalations with Hezbollah in recent months. On Tuesday, Israel launched more than 120 airstrikes targeting southern and eastern Lebanon, hitting areas believed to contain Hezbollah infrastructure and positions, most of which were actually civilian