• In Lebanon’s Beirut, Israel has carried out heavy air strikes on Hezbollah strongholds after ordering forced evacuations for residents earlier on Monday. At least 52 people were killed and more than 150 others wounded, according to officials.

Israel bombs Hezbollah-affiliated al-Manar TV in Beirut

There was another round of Israeli strikes in the southern Beirut suburb known as Dahiyeh after Israeli media said the military was going to target the building that houses al-Manar TV, which is a local station affiliated with Hezbollah.

The station is back on air, probably broadcasting from another location. This strike is just the latest in Lebanon. Over the 24 hours, there where multiple strikes, not just in Beirut, but also in southern Lebanon, and in the eastern Bekaa Valley towards the Syrian border. At least 52 people have been killed, 154 were injured, and thousands are displaced.

The Israeli military announced that they have killed the head of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad organization in an earlier strike on Beirut. They have also been saying that these strikes have been targeting senior members of Hezbollah, and they say they have killed the head of the intelligence wing as well. So far, we haven’t had confirmation of that from Hezbollah.

There are reports about people stuck in southern Lebanon, trapped in traffic while trying to flee, after the forced evacuation orders from the Israeli military. This evening, residents of some 30 villages in the south were told that they needed to leave immediately for their own safety.

Hezbollah says Israeli attacks cannot continue without response

Hezbollah has defended its recent missile attacks on Israel as a legitimate response to 15 months of “Israeli aggression against Lebanon” in violation of a ceasefire agreed on in 2024.

“All political and diplomatic efforts have failed to curb this aggression or compel Israel to implement the ceasefire agreement and its requirements,” the group said in a message on Telegram, calling strikes against Israel a “defensive act” and a “legitimate right”.

“We have repeatedly warned that aggression without a response cannot continue, and assassinations and destruction cannot continue,” the group said.

“What is required is to put an end to the aggression by all available means, with fervour and effective action,” it added.

The statement came after Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam announced “a ban on Hezbollah’s military activities” and said its role will be restricted “to the political sphere”.

Israel issues more evacuation orders for southern Beirut

A spokesperson for the Israeli military has said that residents of the al-Ghubeiri and Haret Hreik areas in southern Beirut must evacuate ahead of incoming Israeli attacks.

“Warning to all residents present in the southern suburbs area, specifically in the buildings specified in the attached maps and the adjacent buildings to them in the following areas: al-Ghubeiri, Haret Hreik,” spokesman Avichay Adraee said in a social media post.

Israel intercepts drones from Lebanon

The Israeli military said it has successfully intercepted two drones launched from Lebanon.

Israel intercepts drones from Lebanon

The Israeli military said it has successfully intercepted two drones launched from Lebanon.

Israel issues new displacement orders for 59 areas in Lebanon

Israel has issued forced evacuation orders, with an “urgent warning” to residents living in several areas in Lebanon to flee immediately.

In a post on X, the Israel military’s Arabic spokesperson, Avichay Adraee, listed at least 59 areas, mostly in southern Lebanon, as possible targets due to what he described as “Hezbollah activities”.

“For your safety, you must evacuate your homes immediately, and stay away from the villages by at least 1,000 meters [0.6 miles] outside the village,” Adraee wrote on X.

“Anyone present near Hezbollah elements, their facilities, and their combat means is endangering their life. Protect your safety and the safety of your loved ones and evacuate immediately,” he added.

Israel bombs Beirut’s southern suburbs

An Israeli raid on the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital.

Hezbollah claims attack on Israeli airbase

The Lebanese armed group says it launched an attack on the Ramat David airbase in northern Israel.

It said it targeted radar sites and control rooms at the base by deploying “a swarm of drones” at dawn today.

Hezbollah said it carried out the attack in retaliation against Israel’s deadly strikes on several areas of Lebanon.

People sleeping on Beirut’s streets as Israel bombing forces thousands to flee their homes

The strikes have been concentrated in the southern suburbs of Beirut in an area known as Dahiyeh, which is a collection of suburbs that traditionally have been home to more of the Shia population who live in the capital. It has been seen as a support base for Hezbollah.

What has resulted from that is a wave of displacement. We’ve seen civilians making their way out of there from the second these strikes began.

Traffic was just absolutely at a standstill coming out of there, and you are seeing the results of it, with people sleeping on the streets.

This morning, schoolchildren in Beirut will be waking up — if indeed they slept — as it has been a very loud night in the capital.

They are not heading to school because the schools in Beirut, many of them, are closed in order to take in the thousands of people who have been displaced from the southern suburbs.

Israel launches more attacks on Beirut

New Israeli raids on the Haret Hreik area of Beirut’s Dahiyeh suburbs.

This comes after at least two attacks on Dahiyeh in the past hour.

The Israeli military has also issued a forced displacement order for the al-Hadath neighborhood in Dahiyeh.

Israel’s defense minister says troops instructed to seize new positions in Lebanon

Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz says he has instructed the army to take control of more positions in Lebanon.

“Netanyahu and I have approved for the [military] to advance and seize additional controlling areas in Lebanon to prevent firing on Israeli border settlements,” he said in a post on X.

He said Israel’s army “continues to operate with force against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon”.

The Israeli army said its forces launched a ground incursion into southern Lebanon to establish a “security zone”.

Israel’s forced evacuation orders in Lebanon part of ‘strategy’ to put pressure on Hezbollah

The Israeli army has been doing what it said it would: Intensify and increase strikes against Hezbollah.

In the early hours of the morning, several strikes hit residential buildings in Beirut’s southern suburbs.

In the past few hours, the Israeli military issued continuous forced evacuation orders, telling residents not only to leave areas in Beirut’s southern suburbs but also villages further north from the border across southern Lebanon. This is causing a huge displacement crisis.

This is part of Israel’s strategy to put pressure on Hezbollah’s support base, in the hope that civilians will, in turn, pressure Hezbollah. But Hezbollah remains defiant. Earlier today, the group claimed responsibility for at least two cross-border attacks, saying it launched armed drones towards Israeli military bases.

Lebanese army withdraws from ‘advanced positions’ along Israel border

Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency says the Lebanese army is evacuating “advanced positions” along the border with Israel.

The Lebanese army has withdrawn from at ⁠least seven ⁠forward operating positions along the ‌border, Reuters news agency reported earlier, citing witnesses.

The moves come as Israel’s Defense Minister Katz said the army had been instructed “to advance and seize additional controlling areas in Lebanon to prevent firing on Israeli border settlements”.

Hezbollah warns ban against their activities could cause ‘internal problems’

The Lebanese government made an unprecedented decision yesterday to ban all Hezbollah military and intelligence activities in the country.

While this was seen as a bold move, the question in Lebanon is how it would be implemented. Hezbollah issued a veiled warning, saying such a decision could cause internal problems.

The group has repeatedly warned it will not cooperate with any effort to disarm north of the Litani River, per the ceasefire agreement that came into force in November 2024. It argues that doing so would amount to submitting to Israeli and US demands.

Lebanon’s political leadership says this is a national decision aimed at restoring state sovereignty, not a move driven by pressure from Washington or Tel Aviv. The government wants to extend its authority across the country and disarm all non-state actors.

There is concern in Lebanon that if the Lebanese army uses force, this could cause internal strife. Others argue that this may be a risk the state must take to halt Israeli attacks.

What is quite telling is that, so far, no country has stepped forward to offer to mediate or contain this escalating confrontation.

Caution urged over potential ground operations after Israel’s push into southern Lebanon

Israel’s announcement that its army is pushing farther into southern Lebanon should be met with “caution”, Ali Rizk, a security analyst based in Beirut, says.

He added that the statement is not necessarily a “prelude to something major on the ground”.

“We have to remember that when the Israelis resort to these tactics – land confrontations – it costs them very dearly,” Rizk said, adding that that was evident in the 2024 war.

Commenting on Lebanon’s decision to outlaw Hezbollah’s military and security activities, Rizk said Israel will most likely “wait to see how that decision turns out before they carry out any costly intervention on the ground”.

“If the Lebanese army agrees to disarm Hezbollah by force, the Israelis, ironically, could rely on the Lebanese army as its foot soldiers to carry out that mission, and that’s something which the US envoy to Syria, Tom Barrack, stated in one of his interviews, that we want the Lebanese army to fight its own people.

“Now, that’s not necessarily a guaranteed scenario. Judging by the performance of the Lebanese army chief, he’s been very adamant about not entering into a civil war,” Rizk said, noting that the same applies to President Joseph Aoun.

“But that does not apply to the Lebanese PM, Nawaf Sarah, who appears to be determined to disarm Hezbollah or to confront Hezbollah, whatever the costs involved.

“So until that situation further clarifies, again, I would urge a word of caution in predicting that the Israelis are going to carry out some kind of major land operation.”

Lebanese troops pulled back from border due to escalating Israeli attacks: Source

A Lebanese military source has told Al Jazeera that the army has pulled its troops back from the border area to ensure their safety amid an escalation in Israeli attacks.

As we reported earlier, Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency said the Lebanese army is evacuating “advanced positions” along the border with Israel, with Reuters reporting it has withdrawn from at ⁠least seven ⁠forward operating positions along the ‌border, quoting witnesses.

The moves come as Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz said Israel’s army had been instructed “to advance and seize additional controlling areas in Lebanon to prevent firing on Israeli border settlements”, following an earlier deployment of troops to the border.

Ban on Hezbollah military activities in Lebanon is ‘final’: President Aoun

Lebanon’s president says the government’s move to immediately ban Hezbollah’s military activity is “final”, declaring there is “no turning back” from the order.

Aoun said the cabinet decision obliges Hezbollah to hand over its weapons to the state, underlining that the authority to decide matters of war and peace rests solely with the government.

In a statement posted on X, Aoun described Monday’s decision as a move that would “preserve the right of the Lebanese state alone, and no other, to hold the decision of war and peace”.

The decision followed renewed cross-border attacks after Hezbollah fired rockets into Israel in response to the Israeli-US war on Iran. It was the first time in more than a year that Hezbollah had fired into Israel, which has carried out hundreds of attacks on Lebanon despite a ceasefire agreed in November 2024.

Israel’s response to the Hezbollah rocket fire has killed at least 52 people across Lebanon.

Hezbollah official says ‘era of patience has ended’

A senior Hezbollah official says the recent attacks have left the group with “no option but to return to resistance”.

Israel wanted open war, “so let it be an open war”, said Mahmoud Qmati, adding that “the era of patience has ended.”

At least 30,000 displaced people in shelters in Lebanon

At ⁠least ⁠30,000 displaced people have sought protection in ⁠shelters in Lebanon since hostilities between ⁠Israel and Hezbollah began on Monday, says UNHCR.

“Many more slept in their cars on ⁠the side of ⁠roads or were still ⁠stuck in traffic jams on the roads,” said UNHCR spokesperson ⁠Babar Baloch.

Israel threatens dozens of villages in southern Lebanon

Israel’s military has issued forced evacuation threats covering dozens of towns and villages in southern Lebanon as it escalates its war on Lebanon and Iran.

In a statement, it threatened residents of 59 villages to leave their homes, warning that it would soon act against what it described as Hezbollah’s activities in the area.

The orders affect more than two dozen towns across the south, expanding the area placed under threat of imminent military action.

Israel expands Lebanon push, announces ‘buffer zone’

Israel’s military says it is carving out a buffer zone inside Lebanon, after Defense Minister Katz directed troops to advance to 16 additional positions across the border.

The move signals a further consolidation of Israeli forces along the frontier amid ongoing attacks on Lebanon.

Israeli air strikes target Hezbollah in southern Beirut

Israel has carried out air strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs which Israeli Army Radio said targeted Hezbollah leaders meeting in the area.

Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency said the raids, carried out without prior warning, had caused “extensive damage to buildings”, while AFP news agency footage showed plumes of smoke rising from the area.

Hezbollah fires missiles at site in Upper Galilee in Israel

Hezbollah says it has launched missiles at an Israeli position in the Upper Galilee.

The group said it targeted the Maayan Baruch Israeli outpost with missile fire.

At least 40 killed, 246 wounded in Lebanon since Monday

At least 40 people have been killed and 246 wounded in Israeli attacks on Lebanon on Monday and Tuesday, a spokesperson for Lebanon’s Health Ministry said.

The spokesperson said a death toll of 52 given by the ministry on Monday had been a technical error.

Hezbollah says it shot down Israeli drone above Nabatieh

Hezbollah has said it shot down an Israeli drone earlier today above Nabatieh in southern Lebanon.

The armed group said it took action in response to Israel’s targeting dozens of Lebanese cities and towns.

Hezbollah says it hit invading Israeli Merkava tank in southern Lebanon

Hezbollah says its fighters struck an Israeli Merkava tank in the occupied Kfarchouba Hills, escalating clashes along the Lebanon-Israel border.

In a statement, the group claimed a direct hit on a tank at the Samaqa site.

Israeli army targets southern Lebanese city of Sidon

An Israeli air strike has targeted the city of Sidon in southern Lebanon.

The Israeli army said it attacked a missile launch site in Lebanon used to fire a barrage of rockets towards the occupied Golan Heights.

US embassy in Beirut closes ‘until further notice’

The US embassy in Beirut has announced it will close “until further notice” because of the ongoing regional tensions.

“All other regular and emergency consular appointments have been cancelled. We will communicate when the Embassy returns to normal operations,” it added in a statement.

Israeli attacks on Lebanon displace more than 58,000 in two days

Israel’s attacks on Lebanon have displaced more than 58,000 people, according to the Lebanese government’s disaster and management unit, double the amount it reported yesterday.

Strikes throughout the country have killed more than 50 people. Israel says the attacks are a response to Hezbollah rockets and drones fired into Israel to protest the Israel-US killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader.

It is similar to what we have been describing several times "... while knowing that Hezbollah would respond."

Israeli army says it killed commander of Lebanese Corps for Iran’s Quds Force

The Israeli army says it killed the acting commander of the Lebanese unit for Iran’s Quds Force in a strike on Tehran.

According to the military, Daoud Ali Zada was the most senior Iranian commander in charge of Iranian activities in Lebanon. The Lebanese Corps serves as a link between Hezbollah’s leadership and Iran, it added.

Iran’s Quds Force focus on special operations outside Iranian territory.

Lebanese army detains 12 Hezbollah members after rocket fire on Israel

Lebanon’s military detained 12 Hezbollah fighters as judicial authorities ordered the pursuit of those responsible for launching rockets and drones from Lebanon towards Israel, local media report.

The Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation said the army detained the 12 Hezbollah members at a checkpoint, without providing further details.

There was no immediate comment from Hezbollah.

Al-Jadeed TV, citing unnamed security sources, said Government Commissioner to the Military Court Judge Claude Ghanem issued orders to arrest those who launched rockets and drones.

The army set up a checkpoint on the Msayleh Road in Sidon district to inspect vehicles returning to southern Lebanon, and tightened measures at the Awali checkpoint in Sidon to scrutinize cars heading south.

Israel issues displacement orders for 3 villages in southern Lebanon

A spokesperson for the Israeli military has announced additional forced displacement orders for three communities in southern Lebanon, as Israel continues to carry out heavy strikes that have killed dozens of people.

“Urgent warning to residents of southern Lebanon and specifically in the following villages: Kafr Jouz, Harouf, al-Kfour,” Arabic-language army spokesperson Avichay Adraee said in a social media post.

France calls Hezbollah’s attacks against Israel ‘irresponsible’

France has condemned Hezbollah’s attacks against Israel as “irresponsible”, in a call between French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot and Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam.

Barrot “expressed France’s solidarity in the face of the ordeal Lebanon is going through due to the irresponsible decision of Hezbollah to join the Iranian attacks against Israel”, the Foreign Ministry said in a post.

Barrot also spoke with his Israeli counterpart, Gideon Saar, and expressed “solidarity with the civilians affected by the Iranian attacks”.

On June 13, 2025, Netanyahu launched a 12-day preemptive war on Iran by claiming without evidence that Iran was accelerating its nuclear program. In December of that year he vowed to attack Iran in 2026 again. After months of preparation by the Israeli Mossad and the CIA, Netanyahu bombed on February 28, 2026, the building in Tehran where Khamenei was.

With the assassination, Netanyahu not only started the war on Iran. He and Trump spilled over the war to Lebanon, as they knew that Hezbollah would respond. So, statement, remarks, and comment made by countries against Iran are purely political, and do not reflect the way how the war unfolded.

WHO chief says 3 paramedics killed while recovering victims in southern Lebanon

World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said that three paramedics were killed and six injured while working to recover people wounded by explosions in southern Lebanon, where Israel has been mounting continuous strikes.

“The expansion of the conflict in the Middle East is increasingly impacting health services throughout the region. I am saddened by the developments in Lebanon today where 3 paramedics were killed and another 6 injured while recovering people injured by explosions in the *southern Tyre district,*” Ghebreyesus said in a social media post.

“The risk that more health workers will count among the casualties is high. This must be avoided at all costs, so paramedics, doctors and nurses can be allowed to carry out their life-saving work, which is especially needed in times of crisis. Warring parties must abide by international humanitarian law and protect health workers, facilities and patients. I call for the utmost restraint and for voices of wisdom and peace to rise above sound of bombings,” he added.