As Beirut erupts, Lebanese MP says Israel lacks 'proportionality'published at 06:14 British Summer Time
Lebanese MP Melhem Khalaf, part of a reformist bloc in parliament, has spoken to our colleagues on the World Service's Newsday programme about Israel's campaign in his country.
"Lebanon is under a heavy attack," he says. "There was no proportionality in the response of Israel to what is considered as attacks from Hezbollah.
"Bombing civilians, destroying entire villages, bring down to earth hundreds of houses and buildings, killing innocents in its attempt to assassinate whomever Israel considers a terrorist."
Overnight, Israel said it struck Hezbollah weapons and storage facilities in Beirut, setting off secondary explosions.