A Christian missionary living in Lebanon has told Premier Christian News that Israeli strikes landed less than 100 metres from his home and the Christian school where he works.
Drew Caldwell has been a chaplain in Lebanon for fifteen years and is part of the country's 24/7 Prayer network.
“There doesn’t seem to be a political off-ramp to this conflict,” he told Premier, adding that the promise of a ceasefire has been "spoiled".
"For us as Christians, this is a spiritual conflict. There is deep, generational anger and ideologies at work here... I'm not sure they can be bombed out of existence."
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has insisted that Lebanon was never included in the ceasefire deal between Israel, the US and Iran. It is a sentiment echoed by the United States - but has been widely condemned by world leaders.
Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said she was "deeply saddened" by the attacks.
"We want to see an end to hostilities in Lebanon,” she told BBC Radio 4. “What Israel was doing yesterday with this escalation of strikes was completely wrong.
"This escalation is damaging, it’s wrong, it’s going in the wrong direction. We want the ceasefire extended to cover Lebanon."
Whilst Lebanon is a Muslim-majority country, Caldwell described it as "set apart" in the Middle East for its active Christian communities, spanning Catholic, Druze and Orthodox denominations.
"This is not a war that any Christian wants any part in," he added. "The government doesn't want this war. Hezbollah has initiated it, and now all of Lebanon has been pulled in against its will."
Najla Chalda is a Catholic nurse and country lead for the humanitarian organisation Dorcas, based in Beirut.
She told Premier the country is in a state of "shock".
"In the afternoon, one hundred strikes happened within one minute, which was terrible," she recalled. "It was in a crowded area. People were just getting out of work."
"Injured people are coming to different areas, trying to be helped... It is so sad to see innocent people who have paid a high price for this conflict."