GEOFF BENNETT: Now to Lebanon.

Israel continued waves of heavy# airstrikes in th.. after Hezbollah began firing on Israel# earlier this week in support of its patron,## Iran.

Nearly 85,000 people in the city have been# displaced already, according to the government of## Lebanon.

The Israeli military has started a ground# incursion into Southern Lebanon, while Hezbollah## chief Naim Qassem said that the group -- quote# -- "will not surrender no matter the sacrifices."

Special correspondent Simona Foltyn# met with the people fleeing the## bombardment of Beirut's southern# suburbs and sent us this report.

SIMONA FOLTYN: The war has returned to Beirut,## with civilians once again bearing the brunt.# Tens of thousands have run from Israel's## punishing bombing campaign, many seeking# safety in schools repurposed into shelters.

Reema Shaheen fled Beirut's southern# suburbs in the middle of the night## with her husband two children,# and her 2-year-old granddaughter,## Matilda, still dressed in her pink# pajamas.

They left everything behind.

REEMA SHAHEEN, Displaced Beirut Resident# (through translator): We were bombed## without any warning.

It was 3:00 in t.. anything else.

We just grabbed the girl# and some milk and diapers and we left.

SIMONA FOLTYN: Reema supports Hezbollah's# decision to reenter the war.

For more than a year,## the Iran-backed group had largely complied# with a cease-fire agreed in November 2024,## showing restraint even as Israel# committed daily violations.

REEMA SHAHEEN (through translator):# We respected the cease-fire for a## year-and-a-half.

Israel didn't.

Israel does what# it wants.

They attack every day as they plea.. SIMONA FOLTYN: Hezbollah supporters# felt the situation was untenable.

REEMA SHAHEEN (through translator):# The situation in the south was bad,## but we were also not doing well.

There was# no work.

When your children leave the house,## you worry they won't come back.

Even for us# in Beirut, this was not a safe way to live.

SIMONA FOLTYN: Hezbollah was# weakened after the last round## of fighting.

Much of its weaponry# was destroyed in Israeli strikes or## later confiscated by the Lebanese army.# Many hoped it would sit this war out.

But Hezbollah resumed its operations on Sunday# to support Iran, claiming responsibility in## videos like these for targeting military# installations in Israel.

These attacks## have inflicted little to no damage, while# Israel's response has been devastating.## Fighter jets have pummeled residential areas.# And, on Wednesday the IDF issued a blanket## forced evacuation order for all of Lebanon's# south as it began a fresh ground incursion.

The Lebanese government has been# powerless to stop the spiral of## violence.

In a last-ditch effort# to force Hezbollah to stand down,## Prime Minister Nawaf Salam announced# an unprecedented Cabinet decision.

NAWAF SALAM, Lebanese Prime Minister# (through translator): The Lebanese## government calls for the immediate banning of all# of Hezbollah's.. as it is considered against the law to# give up its weapons to the Lebanese state.

SIMONA FOLTYN: But Hezbollah has ignored the# government, and the whole country is paying## the price.

In Beirut, Israeli strikes have# spread beyond Hezbollah's areas of influence.

This residential apartment building# was targeted in an Israeli strike## on Monday evening, around the time# when people were breaking their fast,## and it happened without a warning.

Now, this# is a pretty affluent neighborhood.

We're pretty## close to the Mediterranean Sea, and it's not# typically considered a Hezbollah stronghold.

There is no military infrastructure here, although# some Hezbollah members do reside here, and we can## see that Hezbollah personnel have now secured the# strike location.

And I spoke to one of the guards## here, who told me that in total six people# were killed in the strike, one of whom was a## member of Hezbollah, and five of the victims were# reportedly civilians, including children.

Now, we can't independently verify that# information, but what we do know is that,## in the wake of this attack, many civilians# fled this area in fear of additional strikes.

Many of the displaced are struggling# to find a place to sleep.

This family## has been camping out in Beirut's# Martyrs' Square for two nights,## no roof over their heads, only# blankets to shield them from the cold.

AHMED MAZLOUM, Displaced Beirut Resident# (through translator): Nobody is looking## out for us.

Nobody answers when .. a house.

Whoever we ask doesn't have space,# and we don't have the money to rent a place.

SIMONA FOLTYN: Even among Hezbollah's# constituents, dismay is growing, though few## dare to state it explicitly.

Ahmed says his family# can't withstand another round of displacement.

AHMED MAZLOUM (through translator): The people are## tired.

It's impossible.

This.. SIMONA FOLTYN: There is growing# consensus among Lebanon's population## that this country has nothing to gain# and everything to lose from this war.

For the "PBS News Hour,"# I'm Simona Foltyn in Beirut.