At least 10 dead, 6 wounded in Israeli strikes on Lebanon

Istanbul — At least 10 people have been killed and six wounded in Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon, according to authorities on Sunday evening, 8 March.

The strikes targeted the town of Sir al-Gharbiyyeh in Nabatieh District, according to reports from the Lebanese National News Agency (NNA).

At least 49 people were killed in a series of Israeli airstrikes across Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, and southern regions on Sunday, 8 March, according to reports from the Ministry of Health and local media.

The strikes occurred one day after at least 55 people, including children, were killed in Israeli airstrikes across eastern and southern Lebanon on Saturday, 7 March.

Israel has expanded its military campaign in Lebanon since Monday following limited rocket attacks by Hezbollah amid broader regional tensions connected to US-Israeli military operations against Iran.

Regional tensions have escalated since 28 February, when the US and Israel launched joint strikes against Iran that killed more than 1,200 people, including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

Iran retaliated with unmanned aircraft and missile attacks targeting Israel and Gulf states where US military assets are located.

The escalation has spread to Lebanon, with Israel and Hezbollah exchanging cross-border attacks that have killed nearly 400 people, injured more than 1,100, and displaced thousands since Monday, according to Lebanese figures.