Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon have killed hundreds of people and displaced more than 1 million, according to Lebanese authorities, in one of the deadliest attacks since the country's civil war ended in 1990. S. and Iran that was initially believed to include Lebanon.
Iran and Pakistan said Lebanon was included in the ceasefire deal to secure a two-week pause in fighting, but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the White House said it was not, with Netanyahu vowing to continue military operations against Hezbollah. Lebanon's health ministry reported that at least 826 people have been killed since the attacks began on March 2, including 106 children and 31 healthcare workers, with over 2,000 injured. The ministry also said 124 children have been killed and 409 injured in Israeli attacks in Lebanon.
Since the war between Israel and Hezbollah reignited on March 2, Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 54 health professionals as of Sunday, according to the Lebanese health ministry. 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, the Lebanese health ministry reported. The war between Israel and Hezbollah has killed 1,461 people and wounded 4,430, according to the Lebanese health ministry.
S. and Israel began attacks on Iran, multiple media reports indicate. Since March 2, 91 children have been killed and 275 injured, UNICEF reported.
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, according to multiple media reports. About 500 shelters have been set up in Lebanon, with seven out of ten being state schools converted into refugee accommodations, halting almost all education, multiple media reports indicate.
UNICEF has over 180 staff in Lebanon and is using resources intended for long-term programs to meet the crisis, multiple media reports indicate. Children are suffering from psychological trauma, with some unable to eat or crying suddenly due to high stress, multiple media reports indicate. During the first week of the offensive against Lebanon, at least 83 children were killed and 254 injured, averaging over ten children killed and 36 injured per day, multiple media reports indicate.
Call on the U.S. to 'detach' from Israel and end all aid.
Wednesday's airstrikes in Lebanon were one of the deadliest attacks since the end of the civil war in 1990, according to The Guardian. During 'Black Wednesday,' 160 bombs were dropped over 100 targets in the country in ten minutes, with attacks continuing into the evening and night, multiple media reports indicate. According to Lebanon's health ministry, more than 300 people were killed and at least 1,150 injured.
UNICEF reported that at least 33 children were killed in the attacks, with over 150 children injured. A total of around 600 children have been killed or injured in Lebanon since March 2, UNICEF reported. The Iran-backed militia group Hezbollah attacked Israel on March 2, drawing Lebanon into the war, multiple media reports indicate.
Israel has conducted large-scale attacks against Lebanon, especially in the southern parts, since then, multiple media reports indicate. Since Hezbollah's latest attack on Monday, Israel has launched multiple waves of strikes across Lebanon and sent ground troops into border areas, according to research sources. Israel never fully halted its strikes targeting Hezbollah despite a 2024 ceasefire that sought to end their last round of fighting, which broke out in 2023 when Hezbollah attacked Israel in support of Hamas in Gaza, according to research sources.
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.
There has been no independent verification of Hezbollah's use of hospitals for military purposes, multiple media reports indicate. An Israeli airstrike hit a hotel room in Beirut's city center, killing four people and wounding 10 others, according to the Lebanese health ministry. Israel's military said it conducted a precise strike targeting key commanders in the Iranian Revolutionary Guards' Quds Force.
In Ghazieh, southern Lebanon, an Israeli attack flattened a building, with destroyed solar panels and rescuers searching through the debris, according to research sources. 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, according to the health ministry. Sir al-Gharbiyeh is located just above the Litani river, and Ghazieh is further north on the coast, according to research sources.
Israel's right to self-defense does not justify the massive destruction caused.
The Israeli military reiterated its call for residents south of Lebanon's Litani river to flee the area. Israel's military said two of its soldiers were killed in combat in southern Lebanon, the first since the latest offensive began on March 2. Groups of healthcare workers were working in five villages in southern Lebanon when they were hit in the attacks.
A total of 51 healthcare workers have been killed in the country during March, multiple media reports indicate. Over 120 healthcare employees have been injured since the turn of the month, multiple media reports indicate. Nine rescue workers were among the 394 dead in Lebanon, according to Health Minister Rakan Nassereddine.
Health Minister Rakan Nassereddine condemned attacks on medical teams and ambulances, stating they are under attack. Health Minister Rakan Nassereddine said civilians are being targeted, not military personnel and installations, and that the pace of massacres has increased in the past 48 hours. A previous toll announced on Saturday by Health Minister Rakan Nassereddine put the number of dead at 294.
People are waiting outside a hospital to find out if their relatives survived after Wednesday's massive attacks from Israel. Witnesses described a 'ring of fire' and an 'absolute massacre', with hospitals overwhelmed by casualties, many of whom were civilians. Lebanon's Prime Minister Nawaf Salam believes Israel's attacks violate international law.
S. and Iran to also apply in Lebanon, multiple media reports indicate. Pakistan stated that Lebanon should be included in the agreement.
French President Emmanuel Macron said Lebanon's government is ready to start 'direct talks' with Israel, facilitated by France in Paris. UN Secretary-General António Guterres emphasized that 'diplomatic paths' still exist for a solution and appealed for economic support, initially estimated at acute aid of about three billion kronor. UN human rights chief Volker Türk condemned the scale of killing and destruction, calling it 'horrific' and questioning the timing so soon after a ceasefire agreement.
-Iran peace plan, and how it will be enforced, remain unknown.