Violence escalates in the Middle East with at least two deaths in a recent Israeli strike on Bshamoun, south of Beirut. The conflict has resulted in over 1,000 deaths since Israeli strikes began.

An Israeli strike on Bshamoun, a town south of Beirut, killed at least two people. It also continued strikes on the southern suburbs of the capital. Since the start of Israeli strikes on the country, at least 1,039 people have been killed. FRANCE 24's Claire Paccalin is in Beirut, and tells us more from the ground.