Israel launched a wave of airstrikes on Hezbollah bastions in Beirut and south Lebanon on Saturday, a day after Lebanese government officials said they were studying a US truce proposal.An Israeli strike on neighboring Syria earlier this week killed two leaders from Islamic Jihad, a Palestinian group which has fought alongside Hamas militants in Gaza, a source told AFP.Hamas, Hezbollah and Islamic Jihad are all backed by Israel’s arch-enemy Iran, which on Friday said it backed a swift end to the nearly two-month war in Lebanon. For the latest updates on the Israel-Palestine conflict, visit our dedicated page.Since September 23, Israel has escalated its bombing of targets in Lebanon, later sending in ground troops after almost a year of limited, cross-border exchanges of fire begun by Hezbollah militants over the Gaza war.AFPTV footage showed fresh strikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut on Saturday, following calls from the Israeli army for residents to evacuate.Lebanon’s state-run