Israel has stepped up strikes on the city’s southern suburbs in recent days, an area Israeli officials say hosts Hezbollah militants and infrastructure.

Israel’s bombing campaign in the Dahiya area south of the Lebanese capital, Beirut, has complicated U.S. diplomacy to stop the Israel-Hezbollah war.

The death toll from Israeli attacks on Lebanon since the beginning of the current round of Israel-Hezbollah conflict has mounted to 3,386, with injuries rising to 14,417, said the Lebanese Health Ministry on Thursday.

By Riham Alkousaa and Ari Rabinovitch BEIRUT/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Diplomacy aimed at securing a ceasefire in Lebanon showed tentative signs of progress on Thursday as Israel pounded its northern neighbour including heavy airstrikes on the stronghold of armed group Hezbollah near Beirut.

Israeli airstrikes destroyed five buildings in Beirut’s southern suburbs, marking the fourth day of raids targeting Hezbollah infrastructure amid escalating tensions. Forced evacuations minimized casualties but displaced many.