The UN Security Council is holding an emergency meeting on Monday evening at France's request, as violence escalates between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Concern is growing over Israeli airstrikes on Beirut's southern suburbs and the impact on already fragile US-Iran peace talks tied to faltering ceasefires.

The session comes amid confusion on the status of those negotiations, with cross-border hostilities displacing civilians in southern Lebanon.

Follow the latest developments from UN Headquarters in New York.