The United Nations on Tuesday dismissed as "ridiculous" an assertion by Israel that there was enough food in the Gaza Strip to last for a long period of time, despite the closure of all 25 bakeries in the enclave supported by the World Food Programme.

Fears are mounting that the months-long ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah is at risk of collapse, as conflicts elsewhere in the region expand.

BEIRUT — The Israeli military struck a building in Beirut's southern suburbs early Tuesday, killing at least three people, as the military said it had targeted a member of the Hezbollah militant group.

An already fragile ceasefire between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah appeared to be on shakier ground after rockets fired from Lebanon into northern Israel triggered Israeli airstrikes in the suburbs of Beirut.

Israel’s military struck Beirut for the first time since a ceasefire between the country and the Lebanon-based Hezbollah militant group started in November.

More Americans now see a permanent ceasefire in Gaza as a priority, according to a new The Associated Press-NORC Research Center poll. When asked about the level of importance of negotiating a

Israel and Hezbollah agreed to a ceasefire in November, raising hopes that Lebanon's deadliest war in decades could be over. But the recent strikes have prompted fears that the truce could unravel.

Israel has reportedly proposed a 40-day truce in the Gaza Strip in exchange for around 10 hostages and the provision of information on all remaining hostages on the ceasefire deal with Hamas.