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Israel warns Lebanon it would hit hard if Hezbollah gets involved in any US-Iran war, Lebanese officials say

Israel warned it would target Lebanon's civilian infrastructure if Hezbollah joins a U.S.-Iran conflict, while Lebanon urges Hezbollah restraint and the U.S. withdraws embassy staff.

  • Israel warned Lebanon that it would strike civilian infrastructure, including Beirut airport, if Hezbollah joins a U.S.-Iran war, two senior Lebanese officials said on Feb 24.
  • Rising U.S.-Iran tensions have prompted the U.S. State Department to order non-essential staff to leave the U.S. embassy in Beirut on Monday, as Iran and the U.S. prepare for nuclear talks in Geneva on Thursday.
  • Since the November 2024 ceasefire, Israeli forces inflicted heavy losses on Hezbollah during the 2024 war, killing Hassan Nasrallah and many fighters, and have continued near-daily strikes.
  • The Lebanese government urged Hezbollah not to respond if fighting erupts, saying officials appealed to avoid 'bad situations' for civilians, Youssef Rajji reported in Geneva.
  • Hezbollah's origins with Iran's Revolutionary Guards in 1982 and Naim Qassem's last month statement, `We are determined to defend ourselves. We will choose in due course how to act, whether to intervene or not`, highlight Lebanon's vulnerability given historical Iran-related attacks.
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Lebanon said Tuesday that it feared Israel's attacks on its civilian infrastructure in the event of military escalation with Iran and the involvement of the powerful Hezbollah in a regional conflict. ...

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Lebanon fears Israeli strikes if Iran situation escalates

Lebanon's foreign minister said Tuesday his country fears its infrastructure could be hit by Israeli strikes if the situation with Iran escalates, after Israel intensified its attacks on Tehran-backed Hezbollah.

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Al-Monitor broke the news in Washington, United States on Tuesday, February 24, 2026.
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