A building in Beirut's southern suburbs collapsed in a gigantic cloud of smoke and dust, an AFP photographer reported, as two strikes attributed to Israel hit the Hezbollah bastion on Friday. Later in the morning,

Plumes of smoke rose over Beirut as the strikes continued ... was conveyed to the Israeli side through Hochstein, though Lebanon had yet to receive any response or suggested amendments from Israel. He said any potential deal must be firmly based on ...