Peace still elusive as fears grow of another catastrophe

Negotiations have so far failed to produce peace one year after the conflict in the Gaza Strip broke out. Meanwhile, concerns have also been raised about Lebanon's future and whether the country could become another Gaza.

Hezbollah and Israel have exchanged nearly daily fires on the border area since the outbreak of this round of Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which started on Oct 7 last year. But the fighting has intensified since the Israeli military shifted its focus from the Gaza Strip to Lebanon.

Since Israel launched ground operations inside southern Lebanon on Sept 30, the Israeli military said on Saturday that its forces had killed more than 400 Hezbollah fighters, including 30 commanders of various ranks.