Multiple outlets report that Israel carries out strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs, including the Dahiyeh area, on a Sunday. Israeli officials and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office say the attacks target Hezbollah infrastructure, while Israel frames the strikes as a response to Hezbollah attacks in northern Israel. Visual reports describe smoke rising over the Lebanese capital. The strikes occur days after a US-supported ceasefire agreement discussed in Washington, and they come as US and Iran engage in negotiations aimed at a wider ceasefire to end hostilities in the region. Several sources note that Iran links any broader US-Iran agreement to ending Israeli attacks in Lebanon, and Tehran has issued warnings that an attack on Beirut could risk wider escalation. One outlet adds that Iran’s parliament speaker signals potential retaliation. Another reports that there is no immediate public information on casualties. Earlier regional reporting also describes a cycle of strikes between Iran-backed actors and Israel, with recent Hezbollah missile fire into Israel cited as part of the trigger for renewed Israeli action. Mediators connected to Qatar are described as traveling to Tehran to help finalize a potential deal, with the Beirut strikes viewed as a complication for that process.
Israel strikes Beirut southern suburbs amid US-Iran ceasefire talks
Multiple outlets report that Israel carries out strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs, including the Dahiyeh area, on a Sunday. Israeli officials and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office say the...
- Israel strikes Beirut’s southern suburbs, including the Dahiyeh district, on Sunday.
- Netanyahu’s office and Israeli military statements say the strikes target Hezbollah infrastructure.
- Sources report smoke over Beirut and say there is no immediate public word on casualties.
- Iran says any US-Iran ceasefire must also include an end to Israeli strikes in Lebanon.
- The attacks are reported to take place while US-Iran negotiations are ongoing and a US-backed ceasefire framework has recently been discussed.
Israel says it targeted the Iran-backed Hezbollah, as Tehran warns this could derail a US-Iran deal to end the fighting.
2 hours agoIsrael struck Hezbollah strongholds near the Lebanese capital of Beirut on Sunday in retaliation for earlier missile and drone attacks, potentially upending sensitive peace negotiations between the U.S. and Iran that were approaching the final stages.
2 hours agoThe Israeli military said it launched strikes on Hezbollah targets in Beirut on Sunday despite ongoing efforts to negotiate an end to the U.S.-Iran war. Smoke could be seen rising over the Lebanese capital. We discuss the latest developments with our correspondent in Tehran, Reza Sayah.
4 hours agoIsraeli jets struck Beirut's Dahiyeh district on Sunday, hitting the Ghobeiry area. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office confirmed the strikes targeted Hezbollah infrastructure. The escalation threatens a US-Iran truce, as Tehran insists any deal must halt Israeli attacks on Lebanon.
4 hours agoThe Israeli military announced Sunday it launched strikes on Beirut targeting Hezbollah infrastructure. Smoke could be seen rising over the Lebanese capital. The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the strikes were in response to Hezbollah attacks in northern Israel. When Israel last struck the Beirut suburbs a week ago, Iran responded with strikes on Israel. Tehran, which is Hezbollah’s main backer, has insisted that any U.S.-Iran ceasefire deal must also include an end to Israeli strikes in Lebanon. Hezbollah fired missiles into Israel on March 2, two days after the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran, sparking war in the Middle East. Iran and the U.S. inched closer to a deal to end the Iran war , as Qatari mediators traveled to Tehran on Sunday to finalize the agreement, according to two regional officials. The officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media, expressed cautious optimism that the U.S. and Iran were finally approaching an agreement that could halt hostilities that have killed thousands of people a
5 hours agoThe Israeli military said it launched strikes on Beirut on Sunday targeting Hezbollah infrastructure, despite ongoing efforts to negotiate an end to the U.S.-Iran war. Smoke could be seen rising over the Lebanese capital.
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