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WATCH: Israel strikes Hezbollah command centers in Beirut and Tyre

According to the military, measures were taken to reduce civilian risk, including advance warnings, precision munitions, and aerial surveillance.

Smoke rises among the residential buildings following the Israeli attack on Dahieh region in Beirut, Lebanon on March 10, 2026.
Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the Hadath Lailaky neighbourhood in Beirut's southern suburbs on March 11, 2026.

Qatar intercepts missile over country, Iran calls on regional Muslims to cooperate with it

Smoke rises after an Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, Lebanon, March 10, 2026.

US suspects Iran may deploy naval mines in Strait of Hormuz, over 5,000 targets struck in Iran

Screengrab from an IDF video showing a pilot as he flies of Iranian territory. March 6, 2026.

IDF launches wave of airstrikes on Islamic regime in Iran, Hezbollah in Beirut


IDF kills five top IRGC Quds Force-Hezbollah officials in strike on Beirut hotel room

Those killed included officials tied to IRGC and Hezbollah financing and intelligence networks.

First aid responders gather at a Ramada hotel that was targeted by an Israeli strike, in Beirut's seaside Rawche area, on March 8, 2026.

Iran’s Shia suicide war: A multi-arena Middle East conflagration - opinion

This is a historic moment that carries dual potential: one misstep by any player could reshape the region, but it also showcases Israel’s capacity, resources, resolve, and spirit.

This photograph taken during a media tour organised by the Hezbollah shows a man installing a flag of Hezbollah on the balcony of a damaged building at Nabi Sheet town after an Israeli military operation in the Bekaa Valley of Lebanon, on March 7, 2026.

IDF targets Iranian Quds Force commanders in strike on Beirut hotel, four killed

Ten people were also injured in the attack on Beirut's Ramada hotel building in the Raouche area, the Lebanese health ministry said in a statement.

A police car passes by the damaged Ramada Plaza hotel building in the aftermath of an Israeli strike, in central Beirut, Lebanon, March 8, 2026

Over 150 Iranian citizens leave Lebanon after IDF threatened Iran's representatives in Beirut

The security source said they were being flown to Russia on a Russian plane, and that another 20 Iranians had left on Friday following the start of a new war between Hezbollah and Israel.

A general view of Beirut's southern suburbs appearing without electricity, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Beirut, Lebanon, March 7, 2026.

Dozens of IRGC officers flee Beirut, sources tell Axios

Meanwhile, Hezbollah threatened Israelis near the border, warning them to evacuate towns within a 5km. perimeter zone.

Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted an area in Beirut's southern neighborhood on March 5, 2026.

Iranian officers reportedly abandon posts amid airstrikes, Trump demands 'unconditional surrender'

IDF begins new wave of strikes on Iranian regime • Russia reportedly providing Iran with intel on US • IDF destroys Khamenei's bunker in Tehran • Smotrich's son injured in Lebanon

Smoke rising from a recent airstrike on March 6, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.

WATCH: IDF destroys missile launchers in Tehran before Iran can strike Israel

Lebanon's Hezbollah warned Israeli residents to evacuate towns within 3.11 miles of the border between the countries in a message posted on its Telegram channel in Hebrew early on Friday.

Smoke rises after an Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, Lebanon, March 3, 2026.

IRGC members in Lebanon will be arrested, deported, Lebanese information minister says

The IDF spokesperson in Arabic issued an immediate evacuation notice for all residents of Beirut’s southern suburbs, instructing them to head north towards Mount Lebanon and avoid heading south.

A Hezbollah fighter stands in front of anti-tank artillery at Juroud Arsal, the Syria-Lebanon border.

Lebanon Islamic Group claims headquarters targeted by IDF strikes

The Islamic Group was founded in Lebanon in 1964, and is linked to the Muslim Brotherhood. It has also worked alongside Hezbollah, though the Islamic Group is Sunni while Hezbollah is Shi’ite.

RESCUERS GATHER at the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the Jamaa Islamiya offices in the southern Lebanese coastal city of Sidon on March 3, 2026.

From evacuation to forward defense: Israel shifts strategy against Hezbollah - analysis

Entire communities along the northern border were emptied amid fear that Hezbollah might try to penetrate the north as Hamas did in the south.

Hezbollah terrorists march in the funeral of senior terrorist Haytham Ali Tabatabai, others killed in IDF airstrike, in Beirut, November 24, 2025; illustrative.