PREVIEW

A table and a sofa are seen still intact on a balcony of a building that was destroyed by an Israeli air strike on Beirut sea front. Lebanon reeled after the deadliest day of the renewed war between Israel and pro-Hezbollah, with the death toll exceeding 300 people as more remains were pulled from rubble and bodies identified at hospitals. Meanwhile, Israel made the surprise announcement of authorizing direct talks with Lebanon, despite their lack of diplomatic ties. Israeli attacks continued