Israeli airstrikes targeted a neighborhood in the heart of Lebanon’s capital, slamming into an area near the Parliament, several embassies and the U.N. headquarters.

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

The Israeli military pressed on Saturday with its days-long bombing campaign targeting an area near Beirut dominated by Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shiite militia, while in the country’s south, Israeli airstrikes killed two paramedics, according to Lebanon’s health ministry.

Lebanon is considering a U.S.-backed cease-fire plan while Israel launched new strikes in the area south of Beirut. Senior Lebanon officials are reviewing the proposal and it is based on the U.N. Security Council resolution 1701,

Senior officials in Lebanon are reviewing a U.S.-backed cease-fire proposal to end the war between Israel and Hezbollah, as Israel continued to target Beirut’s southern suburbs on Saturday. The proposal is largely based on U.

Israeli strikes killed at least 11 people across southern Lebanon, including a mother, father and their three kids in a home