US EditionIsrael Widens Lebanon Bombing Campaign to Target North and Central Beirut
Nearly 700 killed in two weeks as Israel targets Hezbollah-linked sites amid displacement of 15% of Lebanon's population, officials report.
- Over the past two weeks, Israeli strikes killed nearly 700 people as attacks widened into central and northern Beirut, which Israel says target the powerful Hezbollah militia.
- Over the past year, Israel has destroyed vast weapons stores during the fall of 2024 and across the so‑called ceasefire.
- A drone attack struck displaced people in tents, killing eight and injuring at least 30, while Syrian refugees faced deadly massacres in Tamnin and Nabi Chit; two bridges were targeted today.
- United Nations figures show more than 4 million displaced regionally, including over 800,000 in Lebanon, and Americans have assured Lebanon the airport and port will not be bombed.
- Ceasefire records show over 15,000 violations in 2024, and Israel has vowed to expand its incursion into southern Lebanon, raising the risk of further escalation.
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Israel Bombs Central Beirut in Expanding Attack
The Israeli military launched a new wave of strikes on central Beirut on Thursday evening, saying it was targeting infrastructure belonging to the militant group Hezbollah. The strikes came hours after Iran’s new supreme leader struck a defiant tone Thursday,…
Israel Expands Bombing Campaign and Mass Displacement in Lebanon
We speak with journalist Lylla Younes in Lebanon, where she says Israel’s “massacres are multiplying” amid the broader U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. Israeli strikes have killed nearly 700 people in Lebanon over the past two weeks, while attacks have expanded to include areas of central Beirut, which Israel claims are aimed at the powerful Hezbollah militia. This comes as Israel has vowed to expand its… Source
On the 12th, citizens are evacuating in the center of Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, as smoke billows from high-rise buildings following an Israeli airstrike. As Hezbollah, a pro-Iranian armed group in Lebanon, joins the war between the U.S., Israel, and Iran, the Israeli military is intensifying its airstrikes on Lebanon day after day. Foreign media reported that as of this day, more than 640 people have been killed and 1,600 injured in Beirut…
Israel is multiplying its strikes in Lebanon. In the south of the country, an even larger evacuation order was given, from the Zahrani River to the border, more than 40 km from Israel, while there are already more than one in four people displaced by the war. Israel is also multiplying its strikes on the center of Beirut. The tension is extremely strong in Beirut tonight.
According to the report, 1,774 people were injured between 2 and 12 March. An Israeli bombardment killed on Thursday two teachers on a campus of the Lebanese public university.
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