Médecins Sans Frontières warns conditions in Lebanon's Nabatieh resemble a 'death trap'

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has said that conditions on the ground in southern Lebanon's Nabatieh region are starting to resemble a "death trap" after Israeli strikes intensified there since Friday night. The organisation said civilian evacuation routes have been cut off and access to medical facilities has been severely disrupted.

Lebanon's health ministry says dozens of people have been killed and many wounded in the most recent strikes. The Israeli military said its strikes were targeting Hezbollah missile launchers and were a response to projectile attacks fired from the same area into northern Israel. Hezbollah said the strikes "will not go unanswered."

France, the United Kingdom and the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) have called for the ceasefire mechanism to be restored. A US State Department spokesperson confirmed that de-escalation contacts continued. Reopening humanitarian corridors in the area remains essential for organisations such as MSF to deliver medicines and surgical supplies.