A series of Israeli strikes struck Beirut’s southern suburbs yesterday and early today — the first attacks on the Hezbollah stronghold in days — as Israel’s military said it captured two members of the Iran-backed group in southern Lebanon.
An earlier Israeli strike hit Hazmieh, an upscale, predominantly Christian suburb east of Beirut, which Israel said targeted a member of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards’ foreign operations arm.
The Israeli military said it was also “striking Hezbollah infrastructure in Beirut” after urging residents to leave the southern suburbs in advance of the operation.
In a statement, the Israeli Army said that “during an activity to locate weapons in southern Lebanon, (Israeli) troops identified several armed Hezbollah Radwan Force terrorists who were planning to fire an anti-tank missile,” referring to Hezbollah’s commando unit.
“After being identified, the terrorists surrendered. They were apprehended by the troops and transferred to Israeli territory for further questioning,” the army added, saying two Hezbollah members were captured.
Hezbollah, for its part, said it had carried out more than 50 attacks targeting Israeli troops and bases in northern Israel and southern Lebanon, singling out strikes in the border coastal town of Naqura.
Early today, the Israeli military issued evacuation warnings for two coastal towns near the southern Lebanese city of Tyre.
AFP.
Original Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/iran-israel-war-west-asia-conflict-march-24-2026-live-updates/article70778112.ece
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Publish Date: 2026-03-24 18:04:00
