Destruction in Beirut's southern suburbs following Israeli strikes

Israeli airstrikes devastate Beirut’s southern suburbs as Lebanon reports nearly 400 dead, including dozens of children and women.

Reuters

9 March 2026 at 10:14:22

Destruction in Beirut's southern suburbs following Israeli strikes

Lebanon

Reuters

Damage and debris were visible on Monday (March 9) in Beirut’s southern suburbs following Israeli strikes in the early hours of Monday.

Lebanon was pulled into the widening U.S.-Israel war with Iran last week after the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah fired into Israel. Israel responded with heavy strikes across southern and eastern Lebanon and near Beirut - and a rare Israeli airborne raid deep into Lebanese territory.

Lebanon's health ministry said on Sunday (March 8) the death toll from Israeli attacks reached 394 people, including at least 83 children and 42 women.

The health ministry does not otherwise distinguish between civilians and military personnel.

Israel's military has so far killed about 200 Hezbollah militants, spokesman Nadav Shoshani said in an online briefing. Hezbollah has not published a toll for its fighters.

Israel's military announced on Sunday that two Israeli soldiers had been killed in southern Lebanon, the first casualties in the Israeli army since the launch of the war.

-Reuters