Kim Vennell

Today, Israeli strikes kill hundreds in Lebanon, the heaviest assault of the war so far.

Those attacks raise doubts about the viability of the US-Iran ceasefire, with arguments over whether Lebanon was meant to be included.

And Artemis II's record-breaking moon mission puts China on the clock.

This is Reuters World News, bringing you everything you need to know from the front lines in 10 minutes, seven days a week.

In Beirut, rescuers pull survivors from the remnants of a multi-storey building turned to rubble in an Israeli attack.

Hundreds of people were killed on Wednesday in the most intense Israeli attacks on Lebanon since the current conflict broke out.

The assault coming just a day after the US and Iran announced a ceasefire, putting countries at odds over whether it's been violated.

Iran says Israel had agreed to stop its attacks targeting Iranian-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon.

But Israel and the U.S.

say that was never part of the deal.

Here's U.S.

Vice President J.D.

Vance.

Correspondent Maya Jabali in Beirut says the Israeli strikes were coordinated and quick.

Despite Tehran's frustration over the status of Lebanon in the ceasefire, Iran's ambassador to Pakistan says his country's delegation will arrive in Islamabad today for talks this weekend.

But there are other reasons to wonder about the ceasefire's durability.

U.S.

President Donald Trump says U.S.

ships, aircraft and military members will stay in place in the region until a permanent deal is reached.

Meanwhile, Gulf states have continued to report Iranian attacks on their oil facilities.