Israel on Monday launched an intensified and wide-scale attack on Lebanon, with the Israeli military announcing the operation name of “Northern Arrows”, or “Arrows of the North”. The strikes were centred on southern Lebanon, on what Israel claimed was “1,600 Hezbollah positions”, with the Israeli military claiming it was focusing its fire on the group’s cruise missiles, drone capabilities and long and short-range rocket facilities. However, the realities on the ground tell a different story. Though Israel warned thousands of Lebanese residents in the south to leave the area, at least 558 peopl…