Intensifying efforts for a truce in Lebanon have brought into focus the role of the country's army, which would be expected to keep the south free of Hezbollah weapons but is neither willing nor able to confront the Iran-backed group,

According to sources familiar with the details, Hezbollah has shown flexibility in several key issues in recent weeks.

A Hezbollah missile attack on central Israel has wounded five people and caused extensive damage in the Bnei Brak and Ramat Gan area. The attack on the Tel Aviv district on Monday evening followed Israeli air strikes on central Beirut in the past couple of days.

Shrapnel from an intercepted Hezbollah missile rained down on Tel Aviv on Monday night, hitting buildings and starting fires in the street.