Israel has intensified its attacks on Lebanon this week, hitting areas outside of Hezbollah's control on Tuesday. Strikes without warning hit a vehicle north of Beirut and the Jnah neighborhood in the heart of the capital. Attacks also continued in the city's southern suburbs and the country's south, both where Hezbollah has a strong presence. A building was destroyed on the road to Beirut's airport after an evacuation order, and in the south, a strike hit a health facility, killing a paramedic, according to Lebanon's health ministry. Israel's military said it had hit Hezbollah infrastructure in Beirut and killed a senior commander and another senior figure from the Iran-backed armed group.
Hezbollah joined the ongoing regional war on 2 March, sending missiles towards Israel, after the US and Israel attacked the armed group's ally Iran on 28 February. Israeli attacks have kept bombarding Lebanon as its troops have moved into the country's south. On Tuesday, a vehicle was targeted in the Mansourieh area, a predominantly Christian residential neighborhood north of Beirut.
Meanwhile, the Jnah neighborhood in the heart of the capital was attacked after midnight, with the Lebanese health ministry stating that the Al-Zahraa Hospital had received and treated a number of those injured in the air strike. Hassan Jalwan, who lives near Jnah, reported hearing several big explosions and noted that Nobody knows what's happening, adding that displaced people have been sleeping in the open.
Additionally, the Dahieh neighborhood south of Beirut, where Hezbollah has a strong presence, continues to be targeted. Another building was destroyed in Ghobeiry, near the airport, following an evacuation order. Lebanon's health ministry reported at least seven casualties from Israeli strikes, including a paramedic, raising the total number of health workers killed since the start of the war to 53.
The Israeli military aims to control a large area of southern Lebanon - up to the Litani River, about 30km from the Israeli border, to implement a security buffer zone. Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz indicated that this control would persist even after the current conflict against Hezbollah concludes. This strategy has been met with criticism from the UN, as hundreds of thousands have fled the south, while many remain unwilling to leave.
With more than 1,200 confirmed fatalities resulting from the ongoing attacks, and over one million displaced, the situation in Lebanon continues to worsen. Reports suggest that Israel's tactics in the south echo strategies used in Gaza, and the Lebanese government views these actions as violations of national sovereignty. The potential for further escalation looms as the conflict shows no signs of resolution.
Hezbollah joined the ongoing regional war on 2 March, sending missiles towards Israel, after the US and Israel attacked the armed group's ally Iran on 28 February. Israeli attacks have kept bombarding Lebanon as its troops have moved into the country's south. On Tuesday, a vehicle was targeted in the Mansourieh area, a predominantly Christian residential neighborhood north of Beirut.
Meanwhile, the Jnah neighborhood in the heart of the capital was attacked after midnight, with the Lebanese health ministry stating that the Al-Zahraa Hospital had received and treated a number of those injured in the air strike. Hassan Jalwan, who lives near Jnah, reported hearing several big explosions and noted that Nobody knows what's happening, adding that displaced people have been sleeping in the open.
Additionally, the Dahieh neighborhood south of Beirut, where Hezbollah has a strong presence, continues to be targeted. Another building was destroyed in Ghobeiry, near the airport, following an evacuation order. Lebanon's health ministry reported at least seven casualties from Israeli strikes, including a paramedic, raising the total number of health workers killed since the start of the war to 53.
The Israeli military aims to control a large area of southern Lebanon - up to the Litani River, about 30km from the Israeli border, to implement a security buffer zone. Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz indicated that this control would persist even after the current conflict against Hezbollah concludes. This strategy has been met with criticism from the UN, as hundreds of thousands have fled the south, while many remain unwilling to leave.
With more than 1,200 confirmed fatalities resulting from the ongoing attacks, and over one million displaced, the situation in Lebanon continues to worsen. Reports suggest that Israel's tactics in the south echo strategies used in Gaza, and the Lebanese government views these actions as violations of national sovereignty. The potential for further escalation looms as the conflict shows no signs of resolution.
