Israel has increased its attacks across southern Lebanon. Al Jazeera’s Obaida Hitto reports from Tyre.
![Gaza mother Maha Abu Al-Shaar holds her phone displaying a photo of her son, Eid, as she cries with joy and sadness after discovery that he is alive in an Israeli prison, 18 months after being declared a martyr and missing. [Screengrab/Al Jazeera]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Screenshot-2026-05-06-at-12.25.30-PM-1-1778059930.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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