Israeli jets are continuing to launch strikes across Lebanon after nearly four weeks of fighting. WARNING: Subsequent images may cause distress.
The capital Beirut has been a regular target for Israel in its campaign against Hezbollah.
The city's children have been among those killed and injured in fresh Israeli air strikes.
Nearly 1,000 people have now been killed and up to 3,500 injured, the Lebanese government says.
Lebanese hospitals have been stretched to the limit in nearly a month of Israeli bombardment.
Aid agencies estimate that up to a million people are now displaced or homeless.
The damage to infrastructure is hampering aid efforts, especially to southern towns and cities.
Israel is pounding Hezbollah positions from the air and ground - but the militants' barrage of deadly rockets has continued.
More than 60 Israeli soldiers have now been killed in clashes with Hezbollah and in rocket strikes.
More funerals have been held on both sides of the border with no sign of an early halt to the violence.
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