US Marines have returned to Lebanon for the first time in nearly 23 years. A token force landed north of Beirut to evacuate Americans stranded by the Israeli bombardment.

Sporadic fighting on the ground has continued in the border region. Israeli military sources say there have been a number of casualties on their side but few details have been given.

Amid the rubble of Lebanon, a humanitarian crisis is unfolding. That is the warning from aid agencies, as Israel’s air attacks on continue. Hundreds of thousands of people