Groups of healthcare workers were working in five villages in southern Lebanon when they were hit in the attacks, according to officials. Around 50 people were injured in the attacks, multiple reports indicate. Four people were reported killed in an attack on a town in southern Lebanon, two others were reportedly killed in a separate attack on a Palestinian refugee camp, and three others were killed in the Nabatiyya province, also in southern Lebanon, according to multiple reports.
Israel has ordered all bridges over the Litani River to be blown up to prevent Hezbollah movements, multiple reports indicate. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz have ordered all Lebanese border villages to be demolished according to the 'Rafah model,' according to multiple reports. Katz stated on Tuesday that Israel will occupy the entire area south of the Litani River—about a tenth of Lebanon's area. High-level, unnamed sources tell American media company Axios that Israel plans to expand ground operations in Lebanon. The goal is reportedly to take over the entire area south of the Litani River and eliminate Hezbollah's military infrastructure, in what would be the largest Israeli offensive since 2006, according to unnamed sources. The Israeli military reiterated its call for residents south of Lebanon's Litani river to flee the area.
In Lebanon, one million people have been displaced since March 2 when Israel began bombings in the country, the Lebanese government said. The UN estimates that 820,000 people are now displaced in Lebanon, including over 290,000 children. Only about 130,000 displaced people are in shelters, multiple reports indicate. About 500 shelters have been set up in Lebanon, with seven out of ten being state schools converted into refugee housing, halting almost all education, according to multiple reports. UN Secretary-General António Guterres appealed for economic support, initially estimated at acute aid of about three billion kronor, to help the around 800,000 displaced Lebanese.
Casualty figures vary widely among sources. Lebanon said that 203 people were killed in Israeli strikes on its territory Wednesday, with more than 1,000 wounded. Lebanon's health ministry said 968 people were killed by Israeli strikes in the country since the renewal of hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah. The war between Israel and Hezbollah has killed 1,461 people and wounded 4,430, according to the Lebanese health ministry. Since March 2, 91 children have been killed and 275 injured, UNICEF reports. More than 1,100 children have been reported killed or injured in the Middle East since attacks began on February 28, including 200 children killed in Iran, 91 in Lebanon, four in Israel, and one in Kuwait, according to multiple reports. Lebanon's health ministry reports at least 826 people killed since attacks began on March 2, including 106 children and 31 healthcare workers, with over 2,000 injured. Additionally, nearly 2,900 people have been injured, according to the latest compilation from Lebanon's health ministry.
Since the war between Israel and Hezbollah reignited on March 2, Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 54 health professionals as of Sunday, the Lebanese health ministry said. Israel has carried out 152 attacks against emergency medical workers and ambulances, and forced the closure of six hospitals and 49 health clinics through attacks or threats, according to the Lebanese health ministry. A total of 51 healthcare workers have been killed in the country during March, the WHO reports. Over 120 healthcare employees have been injured since the turn of the month, the WHO said. Medical teams and ambulances are under attack in Lebanon, Health Minister Rakan Nassereddine stated.
The truce did not apply to Lebanon and vowed to continue military operations against Hezbollah.
Israeli attacks continued on Saturday against targets mainly in southern and eastern parts of Lebanon, multiple reports indicate. The bombardment occurred just hours after Pakistan announced a two-week truce between the US and Iran, initially believed to include Lebanon, according to multiple reports. Witnesses described a 'ring of fire' and an 'absolute massacre', with hospitals overwhelmed by casualties, many civilians. An Israeli airstrike hit a hotel room in Beirut's city center, killing four people and wounding 10 others, the Lebanese health ministry reported. In Sir al-Gharbiyeh, at least 11 people were killed in Israeli morning strikes on the village, including children, with people still trapped under the rubble, the Lebanese health ministry said. Around 500 families were staying in Sir al-Gharbiyeh, according to english.aawsat.com, Saadallah Mohammed Maatouk described.
Two journalists were killed in an Israeli attack on Lebanese Jezzine, Haaretz reports. The killed journalists worked for the pro-Iranian news service al-Mayadeen and the TV channel al-Manar, owned and operated by Hezbollah, according to Haaretz. A source within the Lebanese military reports that it was three killed journalists, one of whom was a cameraman, a source within the Lebanese military told AFP.
The U.S. sent a 15-point peace plan to Iran via Pakistan, according to sources to the New York Times and Israeli Channel 12. The plan includes points such as keeping the Strait of Hormuz an open and free shipping corridor and Iran committing to refrain from trying to develop nuclear weapons, multiple reports indicate. Iran plans to expand the number of ships allowed to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, the Financial Times reports. In a letter to countries in the UN's International Maritime Organization, Iran wrote that 'non-hostile' ships may pass in cooperation with Iranian authorities. The letter states that ships linked to the U.S. and Israel, as well as other countries 'participating in the aggression,' cannot be considered innocent or non-hostile, Iran said.
An Iranian drone was shot down over Lebanon on Tuesday, al-Monitor reports. The drone caused a large explosion when it crashed north of Beirut, with one possible target being the U.S. embassy, multiple reports indicate. The attack came after Lebanon's foreign minister expelled Iran's ambassador earlier in the day, according to multiple reports.
Lebanon is heavily pressured, with Hezbollah entering the war by firing attacks on Israel, leading to over 1,000 people killed in Lebanon and one in Israel, multiple reports indicate. The Iran-backed militia Hezbollah attacked Israel on March 2, drawing Lebanon into the war, according to multiple reports. Since then, Israel has conducted large-scale attacks against Lebanon, especially in the southern parts, essentially daily violating the ceasefire with Hezbollah from November 2024, multiple reports indicate. Israel claims to have killed hundreds of Hezbollah operatives in the latest bombardment and ground invasion. The Israeli military argues that Hezbollah’s use of medical facilities makes them legitimate military targets under international law, but does not offer evidence. Hezbollah denies conducting militant activities within civilian sites.
Around 500 families were staying in Sir al-Gharbiyeh.
Israel's air force conducted airstrikes against targets in Iran in the morning, the IDF said. A total of 50 fighter jets were involved in the operation, which according to the IDF hit various infrastructure targets, including a weapons production factory and a long-range weapons development site. Israel's military said it had conducted a precise strike targeting key commanders in the Iranian Revolutionary Guards' Quds Force.
Two Israeli soldiers were killed in combat in southern Lebanon, the first of its troops to have died since the latest offensive began on March 2, Israel's military reported. The pace of the massacres has increased in the past 48 hours, Health Minister Rakan Nassereddine said.
Iran and Pakistan said Lebanon was included in the ceasefire deal to secure a two-week pause, but Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and the White House said it was not, according to multiple reports. Netanyahu stated that the truce did not apply to Lebanon and vowed to continue military operations against Hezbollah.
UNICEF reports that children suffer from psychological trauma, with some unable to eat or crying suddenly due to high stress.
Over 20 migrants have died off Greece, AFP reports. 26 people were rescued on Friday in the sea off Crete by a ship from the EU border agency Frontex, multiple reports indicate. Survivors say that 22 more people were on the rubber boat when it left Libya for Europe last weekend, with the dead reportedly thrown overboard on order of a smuggler. The migrants were at sea for six days without food and water before rescue, and two suspected smugglers have been arrested by Greek authorities, according to multiple reports.
Three people were killed and another ten injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine overnight to Saturday, multiple reports indicate. In President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's hometown Kryvyi Rih, two people were killed and two injured in an attack on an industrial area, Oleksandr Hanzja said. In Odesa, one person was killed and at least eleven injured in drone attacks on civilian infrastructure, with a maternity hospital reportedly hit, local authorities reported.