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Israel strikes Lebanon following Hezbollah attacks, widening conflict
Hezbollah launched missiles and drones in retaliation for Iran's supreme leader's killing, leading to Israeli airstrikes and over 83,000 displaced, Lebanese officials reported.
- On March 02, 2026, Israel launched airstrikes across Lebanon after rockets and drones were fired from Lebanon, with smoke visible over Dahiyeh in southern Beirut.
- Hezbollah said its rocket and drone strikes were retaliation for the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, after an AFP source warned last week any attack on Khamenei would be a 'red line'.
- The Israeli military said it carried out precise strikes hitting senior Hezbollah members in Beirut and the south, and killed Palestinian Islamic Jihad commander Adham Adnan al-Othman; Defence Minister Israel Katz said Hezbollah's senior leaders are marked targets.
- Authorities reported 11 people killed in Israel and 31 in Lebanon, Israel issued evacuation warnings to about 50 towns and villages, and the U.S. Embassy in Beirut urged Americans to leave amid major displacement.
- Reports from Cyprus showed drones heading toward RAF Akrotiri, Greece sent naval vessels, and traffic through the Strait of Hormuz fell by 70%, with oil prices surging, authorities said.
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The Lebanese government works politically and diplomatically to reach a ceasefire. On the ground the Party of God continues the (impari) confrontation with the army of the Jewish State. The Christian population also opposes evacuation orders. Delay the parliamentary elections originally planned for next May.
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