Israel pounds Beirut suburb with strikes in offensive against Hezbollah infrastructure

Published March 6, 2026 10:42am ET



The Israeli Air Force has launched a new wave of 26 airstrikes in Beirut targeting Hezbollah facilities as part of its defense against the Iranian-backed group based in Lebanon.

Israel’s strikes on its northern neighbor are part of its broader aerial offensive against what it has called the Iranian regime’s “terror network,” expanding beyond Iran’s borders and into the greater Middle East. The Lebanese Ministry of Public Health announced on Thursday that Lebanon’s death toll has risen to 123, with 683 people wounded in the attacks.

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