Israel launched new waves of airstrikes overnight Tuesday into Wednesday, targeting Hezbollah command centers and weapon storage sites in Beirut’s southern suburbs while ramping up its troop presence in northern Israel (Times of Israel). The Israel Defense Forces also warned civilians in six villages in southern Lebanon to evacuate (NBC)
Lebanese authorities reported a strike on an apartment building in central Beirut, widening the scope of Israeli attacks (Reuters)
Amid continued escalations, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced Wednesday that the EU plans to provide a hundred million euros in humanitarian aid to Lebanon following a call with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun (Reuters)
Continued Strikes and Retaliation
The Israel Defense Forces says it launched a new wave of airstrikes against Hezbollah in Beirut’s southern suburbs (Times of Israel)
Two air attacks struck the city of Tyre in southern Lebanon shortly after the IDF urged residents to evacuate amid impending strikes on Tyre and Sidon (Al-Jazeera)
Airstrikes targeted Hezbollah-linked financial institutions across Lebanon, and the IDF reported killing several Hezbollah operatives in ground operations; meanwhile, Hezbollah launched dozens of rockets into northern Israel’s Galilee region with no reported injuries (Times of Israel)
Conflict Escalates With Ground Incursions, Airstrikes, and Retaliatory Missile Fire
Israeli forces pushed into southern Lebanon to expand a military buffer zone while simultaneously launching one of their heaviest airstrikes yet on Beirut’s southern suburbs; earlier in the day, Israel had threatened to strike sites linked to Al-Qard Al-Hasan, Hezbollah’s de facto bank, as part of its escalating campaign against the Iran-backed group (NYT)
Amid escalating strikes, Lebanon proposed direct peace negotiations with Israel via the Trump administration, but both Israel and the U.S. responded with skepticism; five sources familiar with the matter confirmed the cooling reception to Beirut’s overture (Axios)
Lebanon’s parliament also voted to extend its term by two years, citing the escalating regional conflict (AP)
Retaliatory attacks by Hezbollah on Israel continued as a missile barrage on central Israel wounded 16 people and damaged a daycare in Ramle; the group claimed to have targeted the Israel Defense Force’s Home Front Command headquarters and a satellite communications station, though the station was a civilian site operated by European company SES (Times of Israel)
Separately, Human Rights Watch accused the Israeli military of unlawfully deploying white phosphorus artillery over a residential area of Yohmor, southern Lebanon, on March 3, 2026 (HRW)
Israel-Hezbollah Fighting Continues
Fighting between Israel and Hezbollah continued in Lebanon, where almost four hundred people have been killed over the past week and more than half a million displaced, Lebanese officials said (Al Jazeera)
Israel–Hezbollah Fighting Intensifies as Death Toll Rises in Lebanon
Israeli strikes continued in Beirut overnight and on Friday as Israel warned its citizens in Lebanon to evacuate (Reuters)
The Israel Defense Forces reported that strikes hit a key fundraiser for Hamas (Times of Israel). Eight Israeli soldiers were wounded in a Hezbollah rocket attack that struck an army position near the Lebanese border (Times of Israel). Shortly after Israel issued evacuation orders for Beirut’s southern suburbs, Hezbollah warned Israeli residents to evacuate towns near the Israel-Lebanon border via a Hebrew message on Telegram (Reuters)
Lebanon’s health ministry reported that the death toll of the renewed conflict has surpassed two hundred, with close to eight hundred wounded (AP)
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam warned that a humanitarian disaster is looming due to mass displacement from the fighting and called on the international community to help stop Israeli attacks (AP)
UN human rights chief Volker Turk warned that Israel’s large-scale evacuation orders for southern Lebanon and Beirut’s southern suburbs raise serious concerns under international humanitarian law due to the risk of forced displacement (Reuters)
Israel Strikes Beirut Suburbs as Hezbollah Deploys Fighters in Southern Lebanon
Israeli airstrikes struck Beirut’s southern suburbs, collapsing buildings and prompting residents to flee as Israel said it was targeting Hezbollah infrastructure in Dahiyeh (NYT)
Before the strikes, Israel warned residents to evacuate Beirut’s southern suburbs, including Hezbollah-controlled areas, triggering a mass departure from the district (Reuters)
In response, Hezbollah redeployed elite Radwan force fighters to southern Lebanon to confront Israeli troops; fighters were reportedly ordered to block Israeli tank advances in border towns including Khiyam (Reuters)
Two Israeli service members were injured during combat with Hezbollah in southern Lebanon as Israel continued its air campaign (Times of Israel). Meanwhile, Israeli officials reported that several dozen Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps officers advising Hezbollah have fled Beirut in the past two days (Axios)
French President Emmanuel Macron announced France would provide armed vehicles and humanitarian aid to Lebanon and appealed to Israel and Hezbollah to stand down (X)
Hezbollah, Israel Continue Exchanging Fire
The Israel Defense Forces announced a new wave of strikes in southern Lebanon, telling residents to evacuate towards the north of the Litani River (Reuters)
A Lebanese state news agency reported that several people were killed in earlier strikes on a residential building in eastern Lebanon (Times of Israel)
Meanwhile, Hezbollah has continued retaliation strikes at the same time as Iranian strikes, with Hezbollah’s military media confirming six attacks on Israel (Reuters)
The retaliatory strikes come as an Israeli army spokesperson confirmed that Israel has struck over 250 Hezbollah targets over the past two days (AP)
Hezbollah, Israel Continue Exchanging Fire
Hezbollah continued launching missiles at Israel while Israel continued with waves of airstrikes and deployed troops in southern Lebanon (Reuters)
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said the move to deploy troops to the south of Lebanon was to prevent direct fire on neighboring Israeli communities (Times of Israel)
Meanwhile, the Israel Defense Forces reported that strikes also killed Daoud Ali Zadeh, the acting commander of the Lebanon Corps of the elite Qods Force, in Tehran (AP)
Al-Jama’a al-Islamiyya, a Hezbollah ally, also stated that its command center was targeted by the IDF (Times of Israel)
Haneen Sayed, Lebanon’s minister of social affairs, said that forty people were killed and over two-hundred injured in Israeli strikes since Monday (NYT)
This figure includes three paramedics who were killed, and six others who were wounded while recovering victims from an airstrike in the Tyre district of Lebanon (NBC)
As tensions rise, the U.S. Department of State announced that it closed the U.S. embassy in Beirut (State)
IDF Begins Strikes in Lebanon
After Hezbollah announced that it launched drones and rockets at the Israeli city of Haifa to avenge the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) stated it struck Hezbollah targets in Lebanon (BBC)
Residents near Beirut reported sounds of explosions as Israeli airstrikes targeted the residential center of Dahiya, which is also a Hezbollah stronghold (NYT)
The IDF confirmed that the strikes killed Hussein Makled, who it described as the head of Hezbollah’s intelligence wing (Times of Israel)
The Lebanese Health Ministry stated that 31 people were killed and another 139 were wounded in the Israeli operations (NPR)
Thousands of people have fled southern Lebanon (NYT)
Amid the strikes, Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam announced that Lebanon would ban military activities by Hezbollah; the announcement is likely to fuel additional internal division as Hezbollah faces a new Israeli offensive campaign (Reuters)
Hezbollah Launches Missiles Into Israel
The Israel Defense Forces stated that Hezbollah fired several missiles from Lebanon into Israel; Hezbollah claimed responsibility for the attack, stating it was a retaliatory strike in response to the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei (Axios)
U.S.: No Israeli Escalation in Lebanon If Hezbollah Stands Down
Following U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, the U.S. Ambassador told the Lebanese presidency that Israel would not escalate against Lebanon as long as no hostile acts were taken from the Lebanese side; this comes as Hezbollah expressed solidarity with Iran but stopped short of announcing whether the group would join the fighting (Reuters)
Israel previously warned Beirut that if Hezbollah became involved in a U.S.-Iran war, it would strike Lebanon hard, including civilian infrastructure (Reuters)
Lebanon Urges Hezbollah to Stay Out of Any U.S.-Iran Conflict
Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji urged Hezbollah not to get involved in any conflict between Iran and the United States; this comes as Israel warned Lebanese officials that another Israel-Hezbollah war would trigger strikes against civilian infrastructure across Lebanon more intense than the previous round of fighting (AP)
United States Pulling Out Non-Essential Staff Amid Iran Tensions
A senior State Department official stated that the U.S. Embassy in Beirut would be removing non-essential staff and eligible family members amid concerns about escalating tensions with Iran; fifty people were reportedly evacuated, including thirty-two who flew out of Beirut airport on Monday (Reuters)
Israeli Strikes Kill Ten
Lebanese officials stated that Israeli airstrikes in eastern Lebanon killed at least ten; Hezbollah confirmed that eight members, including one senior field commander, were killed (BBC)
IDF Targets Hezbollah Weapons Dept
The Israel Defense Forces announced that it struck Hezbollah targets in Southern Lebanon, including missile launchers, weapons storage facilities, and military sites used to conduct attacks (Times of Israel)
Hezbollah Rejects Disarmament Plan
Hezbollah rejected the Lebanese government’s plan to allow its army to begin its second phase of a national disarmament plan, stating the group would not accept what it deems as a move that benefits Israel (Reuters)
Israels Strikes Hezbollah Official and Seizes Hamas Ally
The Israel Defense Forces stated it struck Hezbollah artillery official Ahmad Salami, as Lebanon’s National News Agency reported that an Israeli drone strike killed three civilians; separately, the IDF seized an unnamed ally of Hamas and brought him to Israel for questioning (AP)
Weapons Used in Mezzeh Airport Attacks Traced to Hezbollah
Syria arrested the group behind the recent Mezzeh Airport attacks, and investigators traced the weapons to Hezbollah; Hezbollah denied the allegations and stated it had no ties to Syria (Reuters)
Separately, the Israel Defense Forces struck engineering vehicles it says were used by Hezbollah in southern Lebanon (Times of Israel)
Israeli Air Force Strikes Hezbollah Operative
The Israeli Air Force struck a Hezbollah operative in Seddiqine, southern Lebanon (Times of Israel)
Hezbollah Warns of Regional War Over U.S. Threats to Iran
Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem said the group is preparing to confront potential U.S. action against Iran, including any threat to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei; he further warned that a war on Iran could ignite the entire region and said Hezbollah is not neutral and will decide in due course whether to intervene (Reuters)
Israel Expands Airstrikes on Hezbollah Sites Across Lebanon
The Israel Defense Forces said it launched a new wave of airstrikes on Hezbollah military sites across several areas in Lebanon; this follows earlier strikes that hit a Hezbollah-run weapons manufacturing facility in southern Lebanon and additional Hezbollah infrastructure in the Beqaa valley (Times of Israel)
Lebanon Seeks New International Force After UNFIL Withdrawal
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said Lebanon will need a new international force after the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon withdraws in 2027, citing continued Israeli operations in southern Lebanon and ongoing tensions with Hezbollah (Arab News)
Israel Targets Hezbollah Smuggling Routes on Syria-Lebanon Border
Israel struck four crossings along the Syria-Lebanon border that it said Hezbollah uses to smuggle weapons; the IDF carried out additional strikes on Hezbollah-linked infrastructure in southern Lebanon that wounded nineteen people (Reuters)
Israel Launches Strikes on Hezbollah Positions
Israel said it is striking Hezbollah targets in multiple areas of Lebanon in response to what it described as repeated violations of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire; the Israeli military also issued warnings to residents in specific buildings in the village of Sohmor ahead of the attacks (Reuters)
U.S. Designates Muslim Brotherhood Chapter as Terrorist Organization
The Trump administration designated the group’s chapters in Egypt, Jordan, and Lebanon as terrorist organizations (Treasury)
The moves were “the opening actions” in efforts to counter the group’s “violence and destabilization,” Rubio said in a statement (State)
Muslim Brotherhood leaders claim to renounce violence, though Trump wrote last year that the Lebanese chapter launched rockets against Israel (AP;White House)