Israel continued to pound Lebanon overnight Sunday and into Monday, with multiple attacks targeting the capital city of Beirut, particularly the Shi’ite suburb of Dahiyeh. The Lebanese Health Ministry reports that at least 31 people have been killed and 149 wounded in the strikes.
Among the slain, according to the Israeli military, was Hussein Makled, who they identified as the head of Hezbollah’s intelligence headquarters. They said he was responsible for providing Hezbollah with information about Israel and the Israeli military.
The IDF further claimed to have hit at least 70 Hezbollah “weapon depots and rocket launching sites” across Lebanon, and has issued evacuation warnings against multiple parts of Lebanon which they intended to attack.
Black smoke billows following an Israeli airstrike on Beirut’s southern suburb on March 2, 2026 (ZUMA Press Wire via Reuters Connect)
The evacuation orders and the attacks on densely populated cities have fueled panic and overwhelmed the Lebanese highway system as civilians attempt to flee from the areas which are being targeted in favor of other places which may well also be targeted as well but are not being imminently threatened publicly.
Israel has issued evacuation orders for no less than 50 sites across southern and eastern Lebanon, leaving the ability of locals to find places that aren’t subject to imminent strike strained.
Israeli DM Israel Katz has vowed to send Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem to “the depths of Hell” and IDF chief Eyal Zamir said that attacks on Lebanon would continue “until the threat from Lebanon is eliminated.”
Since Israel has launched near daily attacks on Lebanon for months before this latest war on Hezbollah there is a dubious line between Israel being at war in Lebanon and just doing their normal attacks at any rate.
