Israel is fighting Hezbollah with “full force” despite calls for a ceasefire.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the country's military to continue fighting with “full force” against the armed group Hezbollah, despite calls from the US and other allies for a ceasefire.

The Lebanese Health Ministry said at least 92 people were killed in Israeli airstrikes on Thursday, and hundreds more people have died since the attacks escalated on Monday.

Hezbollah has confirmed that an airstrike on a residential building in southern Beirut killed the head of its drone unit, Mohammad Surur.

Fears of an all-out war between Israel and Hezbollah are high after Israeli attacks on Lebanon have escalated dramatically since Monday.

The increase in hostilities prompted a 12-member bloc – including the US, UK and EU – to do so Propose a three-week ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah on Wednesday.

The proposal was initially met with hope after Israeli UN Ambassador Danny Danon said his country was “open to ideas”.

But on Thursday it was firmly rejected by Israeli politicians.

Landing in New York for the UN General Assembly, Mr Netanyahu said Israel “will not stop” in Lebanon until it achieves all its objectives, “especially the safe return of the residents of the north to their homes”.

The White House later said the ceasefire proposal had been “coordinated” with Israel, although Mr Netanyahu assured just hours later that his country would continue fighting.

Early on Friday, Mr Netanyahu's office released a statement seeking to “clarify some points” as there had been “a lot of misreporting surrounding the US-led ceasefire initiative”.

“Earlier this week, the United States notified Israel of its intention to join with other international and regional partners in submitting a ceasefire proposal in Lebanon,” the statement said.

“Israel shares the goals of the U.S.-led initiative to enable people along our northern border to return safely to their homes,” it said, adding that it “appreciates U.S. efforts in this regard.”

Discussions will continue in the coming days, the statement said.

In his speech in New York, British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer called for an “immediate ceasefire to make room for a diplomatic solution” to resolve the conflict in Lebanon.

He said the conflict could lead to a war that “no one can control.”

Around 70,000 Israelis have been displaced from the north of the country since hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah sparked by the war in Gaza began almost a year ago.

According to the United Nations, around 90,000 people have been displaced in Lebanon since Monday, adding to the 110,000 who had already fled their homes.

The Israeli military said it had struck Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon and in the Bekaa Valley in the east of the country as of Thursday.

It also hit infrastructure on the Lebanese-Syrian border, reportedly leading to a disruption in arms supplies to the group.

Meanwhile, Hezbollah said it fired 50 rockets at the town of Kiryat Ata and 80 rockets at the town of Safed, both in northern Israel.

The Israeli army said it intercepted a rocket fired from Yemen after sirens and explosions were heard.

Israel's military chief Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi said Wednesday that Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon could pave the way for the IDF to “enter enemy territory“.

Israeli Air Force (IAF) commander Major General Tomer Bar told troops on Thursday they should be “ready” to support a “ground exercise” in Lebanon.

Meanwhile, Qatar joined calls for de-escalation, with government spokesman Majed al-Ansari saying the country had received “horrifying reports from Lebanon of attacks on entire families similar to the atrocities in Gaza.”

After meeting with British and Australian counterparts in London, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Israel and Hezbollah faced the threat of “all-out war” but that “a diplomatic solution was still feasible.”

“Israel has stated that its goal is to return its citizens to their homes in the north. I believe the quickest way to achieve this is diplomacy,” Austin said.

On Thursday evening, Israel's Ministry of Defense (IMoD) announced that it had secured an $8.7 billion (£6.5 billion) US aid package to support its current military campaigns.

In a statement, the IMoD said the package includes $3.5 billion for “essential war procurement” that has already been transferred and $5.2 billion for air defense systems such as the Iron Dome, David's Sling and an advanced laser system .