UN warns against 'catastrophic' regional conflict

Beirut, Lebanon: UN peacekeepers in Lebanon warned Saturday against a catastrophic regional conflict as Israeli forces bombs the region on multiple...

Beirut, Lebanon: UN peacekeepers in Lebanon warned Saturday against a "catastrophic" regional conflict as Israeli forces bombs the region on multiple fronts, on the holiest day of the Jewish calendar.

Israel has faced a fierce diplomatic backlash over incidents in south Lebanon that saw five Blue Helmets wounded.

On Saturday, the Lebanese health ministry said Israeli air strikes on two villages located near the capital Beirut killed nine people.

Israel had earlier threatened residents of south Lebanon not to return home, as its troops invaded in a war that has killed more than 1,200 people since September 23, and forced more than a million others to flee their homes.

Hezbollah said Saturday it launched projectiles across the border, where air raid sirens sounded and the occupation military said it had intercepted a projectile.