An Israeli missile strike on an apartment building in the Christian town of Ain Saadeh, east of Beirut, killed anti-Hezbollah politician Pierre Mouawad, his wife Flavia, and another woman; Israel said it was targeting a Hezbollah militant in the apartment above, but the third-floor unit was empty at the time (AP)
Israeli Airstrikes Kill At Least Eleven in Lebanon
According to Lebanon’s health ministry, an Israeli airstrike on the village of Kfarhata in south Lebanon killed seven; a separate Israeli strike on Beirut’s Jnah neighborhood killed four people and wounded thirty-nine others, the ministry said, adding that the Kfarhata attack came after the Israeli military issued an overnight evacuation order for the village’s residents (Reuters)
Retaliatory attacks by Hezbollah continued as six people were lightly injured by a Hezbollah rocket that struck Deir al-Asad (Times of Israel)
Strikes Continue in Southern Lebanon
Lebanon’s National News Agency reported that at least eleven people were killed and several others injured in Israeli strikes across Southern Lebanon; nine of these deaths occurred in Tyre district (Anadolu Agency)
Strikes also continued in Beirut and its southern suburb of Dahiya, which is controlled by Hezbollah (NYT)
Separately, an Israeli military official reported that a soldier was killed in Lebanon due to friendly fire (AP)
Israel to Establish New Defensive Lines in Lebanon
The Israeli military stated that it will soon establish new defensive lines in Lebanon to prevent attacks on communities in northern Israel (AP)
Meanwhile, Lebanon’s National News Agency reported that four were killed and fifteen others were injured in airstrikes across southern Lebanon and the Bekaa Valley (Anadolu Agency)
Israel Katz Issues Threat to Naim Qassem
The Israeli military said it detected a barrage of rockets fired by Hezbollah (NYT)
Meanwhile, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz threatened Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem, stating that he would “pay a very heavy price” for rocket fire on Israel (Times of Israel)
Amid continued escalations, Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said that the war shows no signs of ending (Reuters)
Israel Kills Hezbollah Commander
The Israeli military announced that it killed Yusuf Ishmail Hashem, the commander of Hezbollah’s Southern front, the day before; while it is unknown which strike killed Hashem, Lebanon’s Health Ministry reported that an overnight strike killed seven and injured twenty-six in Beirut (NYT)
Meanwhile, Lebanon’s army said that it was forced to redeploy and reposition some of its troops due to an increase in “Israeli aggression” (NYT)
Retaliatory rocket fire by Hezbollah continued, striking a home in Kiryat Shmona; no injuries were reported in the attack (Times of Israel)
Israel Outlines Plan to Occupy Southern Lebanon After Ground Offensive
Israel’s defense minister, Israel Katz, announced plans to indefinitely occupy much of southern Lebanon up to the Litani River, roughly twenty miles from the Israeli border, even after its ground offensive concludes; he added that Lebanese border towns would be demolished and over six hundred thousand displaced residents would be barred from returning until the safety of northern Israelis is guaranteed (NYT)
Katz said Israel planned to use the same tactics in Lebanese border towns that it used in parts of Gaza (Reuters)
Separately, the Israel Defense Forces announced that four soldiers were killed, and three others were wounded in a clash with Hezbollah (Times of Israel)
As strikes on Lebanon continue, the Lebanese Health Ministry also reported that more than 1,260 people have been killed and 3,750 wounded since the start of the war between Israel and Hezbollah (NYT)
Ten European countries and the European Union (EU) jointly called for a ceasefire and for Lebanon’s territorial integrity to be respected (France MoFA)
Iranian Ambassador to Remain in Beirut
Iran stated that its ambassador to Lebanon would remain in Beirut, defying the Lebanese Foreign Ministry, which had asked him to leave and declared him persona non grata (Reuters)
Meanwhile, two UN peacekeepers were killed when a convoy was struck by “an explosion of undetermined origin” (NYT)
Hezbollah rocket attacks continued as the group fired a barrage of five rockets from Lebanon towards Haifa; no injuries were reported in the attack (Times of Israel)
Israel to Further Expand Security Zone in Southern Lebanon
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Sunday that he has ordered the Israeli military to expand its security zone in southern Lebanon, citing the need to counter ongoing Hezbollah rocket fire and push anti-tank missile threats away from the border; his office provided no further details, and the security cabinet has not yet been briefed on the decision (Reuters)
Meanwhile, three Israeli soldiers were severely wounded and several others moderately injured in Hezbollah attacks and other incidents in southern Lebanon (Times of Israel)
Three Lebanese Journalists Killed in Southern Lebanon
The Israel Defense Forces killed three Lebanese journalists in southern Lebanon in an airstrike that the IDF said targeted one of them; a follow-up strike that targeted rescue workers who were sent to assist them killed several others (Reuters)
The IDF stated the strikes targeted a correspondent for Al-Manar, a news network owned by Hezbollah, who they accused of being an intelligence operative for the militant group (NYT)
Meanwhile, the World Health Organization stated that nine paramedics were killed, and five others were wounded in strikes on healthcare facilities in southern Lebanon (Reuters)
This comes as the IDF has repeatedly accused Hezbollah of using medical facilities and ambulances for military purposes (Times of Israel)
Meanwhile, Hezbollah retaliatory attacks continued as an Israeli military official reported that close to 250 projectiles were launched by the group towards southern Lebanon; 23 of them crossed the border, while northern Israel experienced continued warning sirens (AP)
Continued Strikes and Rocket Attacks
The Lebanese Ministry of Health announced two people were killed in an Israeli strike on Beirut’s southern suburb of Tahwitat al-Ghadir (AP)
Hezbollah retaliatory attacks continued as several rockets were fired toward Western Galilee; the Israel Defense Forces say the rockets struck open areas with no reported injuries (Times of Israel)
Meanwhile, UN officials reported that over 370,000 children have been forcibly displaced from their homes amid mass evacuation orders and intensifying Israeli strikes (Reuters)
IDF Expands Ground Operations in Lebanon
Maj. Gen. Rafi Milo, the commander of the Israel Defense Forces’ Northern Command, told troops that the IDF has expanded ground operations in Lebanon “one step further” (NYT)
Meanwhile, the Israeli military reported that two Israeli soldiers were killed in combat operations in southern Lebanon amid ongoing border clashes with Hezbollah (Reuters)
Continued Israeli Strikes and Hezbollah Rocket Attacks
The Israeli military continued strikes on southern Lebanon while also continuing to target gas stations it says are tied to Hezbollah’s financial network (NYT)
Retaliatory rocket fire from Hezbollah continued, lightly wounding two men in Israel’s northern city of Karmiel (Times of Israel)
Meanwhile, the Lebanese Health Ministry says Israeli airstrikes killed at least twelve and injured dozens more; strikes were reported in the Bint Jbeil district, the Marjayoun district, Nabatieh, the Sidon district, and Tyre (Anadolu Agency)
Israeli Defense Minister Says Israel to Occupy Southern Lebanon
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz announced that Israel will occupy southern Lebanon as far as the Litani River; his statement marks the first formal confirmation of Israel’s intent to seize a “defensive buffer” spanning nearly ten percent of Lebanese territory (Reuters)
Meanwhile, the Israeli military said it conducted a second wave of strikes targeting gas stations it says are used by Hezbollah in Lebanon; Israel stated the gas stations were run by Amana, a company that was sanctioned in 2020 by the U.S. Treasury Department for its alleged ties to Hezbollah (WSJ)
Hezbollah continued retaliatory attacks, as a rocket barrage launched by Hezbollah towards northern Israel injured three, one critically, in Mahanayim Junction (Times of Israel)
Amid mounting tensions, Lebanon ordered the Iranian ambassador to depart the country by Sunday and declared him persona non grata (WSJ)
Israel Defense Forces Strike Dallafa Bridge
The Israeli Defense Forces struck the Dallafa bridge in southern Lebanon, claiming that Hezbollah used the bridge to send weapons and fighters to Israel; however, the bridge was also used by Lebanese citizens to escape fighting in southern Lebanon amid heavy bombardment (NYT)
Meanwhile, retaliatory attacks continued as a Hezbollah rocket that struck Kiryat Shmona wounded one (Times of Israel)
Separately, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon said that its headquarters in Naqoura was struck by a projectile fired by a non-state actor (AP)
Israel Defense Forces Destroy Qasmiyeh Bridge
Israel Katz, the Israeli defense minister, said he ordered the military to intensify its destruction of homes and bridges across southern Lebanon; his statement heightened fears of Israel’s efforts to entrench a military-controlled buffer zone in the region (NYT)
Following Katz’s statement, the Israeli army announced that it destroyed the Qasmiyeh Bridge over the Litani River; it claimed that the bridge was used to transfer fighters, weapons, and rockets across the river (Anadolu Agency)
Meanwhile, Hezbollah claimed an attack that it said was targeting Israeli soldiers in Misgav Am; the attack killed at least one person (Al Jazeera)
Israel carried out strikes across Lebanon targeting Hezbollah leadership and infrastructure; meanwhile, Hezbollah announced in a statement that it had been clashing with Israeli forces in Khiam, Naqoura, and other border towns (NYT)
Meanwhile, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps reportedly restructured and rebuilt Hezbollah’s military command after it was heavily degraded in 2024; sources familiar with the matter say that the IRGC sent officers to retrain and rearm fighters, and to reshape command structures that were exposed by Israeli intelligence (Reuters;ISW)
As heavy airstrikes continue, Lebanese authorities report that the total human toll since March 2 has risen to 1,024 dead and 2,740 injured (Anadolu Agency)
Hezbollah Claims Nine Attacks
Sirens sounded in Western Galilee amid a Hezbollah attack while nearby towns were alerted of potential rocket fire and drone incursions (Times of Israel)
Hezbollah released a statement saying it conducted nine attacks using loitering drones and rockets against six Israeli sites and settlements (Anadolu Agency)
Meanwhile, security officials in the United Arab Emirates reported dismantling a terrorist network that was operated and funded by Hezbollah; the network operated under a false commercial cover and was involved in terror finance and money laundering (Reuters)
Hezbollah Rockets Persist as Israeli Strikes Damage Infrastructure
Hezbollah continued rocket attacks on Israeli towns and IDF positions in northern and southern Israel (ISW)
Meanwhile, as Israeli strikes continued, Lebanese state electricity companies reported that Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon early in the day damaged an energy station in Bint Jbeil, affecting energy provision in the city (Times of Israel)
Separately, a correspondent for RT, a Russian state broadcaster, and his cameraman were slightly injured in an Israeli strike in southern Lebanon (NYT)
Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova accused Israel of deliberately targeting the crew; the Israeli military stated that the area was under evacuation warnings (Times of Israel)
Amid intensifying Israeli strikes, the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health reported that 1,001 people were killed in Lebanon since March 2 (Al Jazeera)
As casualties rise, Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam made an urgent appeal to U.S. President Donald Trump for direct talks with Israel and a ceasefire (CNN)
Meanwhile, following his visit to Beirut, France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said that France would double its aid to Lebanon, amounting to seventeen million euros (Reuters)
Israel Intensifies Strikes Across Lebanon
Israel intensified strikes across Lebanon, striking central Beirut neighborhoods including Basta and Zuqaq al-Blat as ground troops simultaneously pushed deeper into southern Lebanon targeting Hezbollah militants (NYT)
Lebanon’s Health Ministry stated that the strikes killed ten and injured twenty-seven (AP)
Meanwhile, the Israel Defense Forces announced that strikes on Sunday killed Wissam Mustafa Hussein Taha, a senior Hamas fundraiser, in the coastal city of Sidon (Times of Israel)
Israel Announces New Ground Operations in Southern Lebanon
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz stated that displaced Lebanese citizens driven away from their homes due to the ongoing military operations would not be able to return until the safety of Israeli civilians living near the border was ensured (Reuters)
This comes as the Israel Defense Forces announced a “limited and targeted” ground operation in southern Lebanon (ABC)
UN Peacekeepers Come Under Fire By Non-State Actors
The UN Interim Force in Lebanon stated that its peacekeepers came under fire by non-state armed groups in Yatar, Dayr Kifa, and Qallawiyah in southern Lebanon; no injuries were reported (Times of Israel)
Meanwhile, the Israel Defense Forces is planning to deploy additional troops to southern Lebanon to expand its buffer zone and push Hezbollah away from the border (Times of Israel)
According to the Lebanese Health Ministry and state-run media, the strikes in southern Lebanon reportedly killed at least four (Al Jazeera)
Continued Israeli Airstrikes on Beirut
The Israel Defense Forces continued strikes on Beirut while expanding airstrikes to areas not under immediate Hezbollah control; one of the strikes hit an apartment building in the Bourj Hammoud district, killing one and wounding four (NYT)
Separately, Director-General of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus verified that twelve doctors, nurses, and paramedics were killed in a strike on the Bourj Qalaouiyeh primary healthcare center in Lebanon (Reuters)
As Israel continues to target Hezbollah leadership and infrastructure, Israel and Lebanon are expected to hold direct talks in the coming days, reflecting a major diplomatic milestone (Reuters)
Israel to Expand Ground Operations
Israel is preparing to significantly expand its ground operation in Lebanon, with plans to seize territory south of the Litani River and dismantle Hezbollah’s military infrastructure, according to Israeli and U.S. officials; if carried out, the move would mark Israel’s largest ground invasion of Lebanon since 2006 (Axios)
This came as Israel struck a bridge over the Litani River and dropped leaflets over Beirut warning of Gaza-level destruction as airstrikes intensified; Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem dismissed the Israeli threats and said the group was prepared for a prolonged conflict (Reuters)
Meanwhile, amid rising humanitarian concerns, the United Nations sought out a flash appeal for $308 million to assist Lebanon with the consequences of the ongoing war (Reuters)
Israel Issues New Evacuation Orders in Lebanon
Israeli strikes struck Beirut’s southern suburbs and Lebanon’s southern borderlands overnight, displacing thousands and prompting warnings of a humanitarian crisis (WaPo)
Lebanese health officials say one of the strikes killed seven and wounded at least twenty-one in the Beirut neighborhood of Ramlet al Baida (NYT)
The Israel Defense Forces also issued new evacuation orders in southern Lebanon, effectively doubling the zone it has said residents should leave (Reuters)
Separately, as Hezbollah fired dozens of rockets and drones towards Israel, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz warned that Israel would seize Lebanese territory if the attacks did not stop (Times of Israel)