Lebanon is stocking up on emergency medical supplies to prepare for "war injuries" as the country braces for the possible outbreak of full-scale war with Israel.

A 32-tonne shipment of emergency medical supplies was delivered to the country by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday with another shipment expected on Wednesday.

While skirmishes between Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement and Israel have so far been largely confined to Lebanon's southern border, recent developments - such as Israel's assassination of Hezbollah’s military chief Fuad Shukr, and Hamas' political bureau leader Ismail Haniyeh, last week - have seen both Hezbollah and Iran vow revenge.

This has stoked fears that a wider regional war could erupt depending on Tehran's response, and the reaction of Israel and the US in turn.