The European Union's top diplomat stated on Tuesday that Israel has "no excuses" for rejecting a ceasefire agreement with the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. Josep Borrell, the European Union's foreign policy chief,

Israeli war planes hit Beirut's southern suburbs with a wave of airstrikes on Tuesday just before Israel's cabinet met to discuss a ceasefire deal with its Hezbollah foes.

Israeli warplanes struck buildings in Beirut’s suburbs and in a southern Lebanese city Tuesday, as Israel’s security Cabinet prepared to vote on a U.S.-brokered ceasefire proposal aimed at ending more than a year of fighting with Hezbollah.