France, April 10 -- More than 300 people were killed in Israeli strikes on Lebanon on Wednesday, according to the Lebanese health ministry, in the heaviest attacks on Beirut since 1982.

The violence has drawn strong international reactions, with even the United States urging restraint. Israel has proposed opening negotiations with Lebanon, while Beirut says a ceasefire must come first.

Other issues being tackled in the talks mediated by Pakistan include Iran's nuclear programme, sanctions and shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

Mishani, a novelist, screenwriter and literature professor at Tel Aviv University, argues that the trauma of the 7 October, 2023 Hamas attacks on Israel has pushed the country into a moral crisis, where conce...