A bulldozer clears the rubble of destroyed buildings following an Israeli trike near the Rafik Hariri University Hospital in the Jnah District of Beirut, Lebanon, on Monday. This remains one of the surviving crossing points over the Litani river which connects the south to the rest of Lebanon. The United States exerted pressure on Israel to refrain from bombing the main Masnaa border crossing between Lebanon and Syria, Israeli media reported. [ Irish peacekeepers in Lebanon now behind Israeli lines as IDF advances northOpens in new window ]Meanwhile, the situation continues to deteriorate. Since March 2nd, Israeli attacks across Lebanon have killed at least 1,461 people, injured 4,430 others and displaced 1.2 million, reported the health ministry.

Source: The Irish Times April 06, 2026 19:41 UTC