Welcome to the News Hour. Israel has agreed to negotiations with Lebanon as it continued strikes on Beirut today. The bombing across Lebanon is jeopardizing the fragile ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran.

It comes as American and Iranian diplomats are set to meet in Pakistan this weekend. But a wide gulf of trust and lack of clarity on demands

threatens this possible end to more than five weeks of fighting. Special correspondent

Simona Fultin starts our coverage from Lebanon, still reeling from the deadliest day of

Israeli attacks since the start of the wider war with Iran.

Rescue teams in Beirut have been working around the clock since Israel unleashed an

unprecedented wave of attacks yesterday.

18 people have been pulled dead from the rubble of this building alone.

There's little hope for the four still buried underneath.

But the civil defense isn't giving up until everyone is accounted

for. We are currently carrying out this search and rescue operation the fastest we can. We came here

so we can implement this mission and so that we can recover the four missing victims. Volunteer Ali Khalid

Hebe came to the capital as part of reinforcements sent from other parts of the country.

There is a drone in the sky right now. The strikes are still ongoing.

Are you worried about your safety?

It's not just a worry. It's a risk above our head.

This constant annoying sound that's making us nervous.

So yes, we are a bit distracted, but we will stay here to complete the mission.

In just 10 minutes, Israeli warplanes carried out more than 100, killing more than 300

and injuring more than 1,000 in one of the bloodiest days in Lebanon's recent history.

Israel says it was targeting Hezbollah, the strikes hit densely populated residential neighborhoods exacting a heavy civilian toll.

Scenes of devastation like this one are repeated across the capital, Beirut, in areas that were previously deemed safe.

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