PREVIEW

Lebanese carry what they were able to salvage of their belongings from a building that collapsed following an Israeli air raid hit the Chiyah area, on the outskirts of Beirut southern suburb. Israel continued its air raids across Lebanon as the country celebrated its independence day. The wide-scale bombardment continued a day after a U.S. envoy held talks with Israeli officials on a possible cease-fire with pro-Iranian Hezbollah militants.