Israel hits Lebanon after Hezbollah fire, expanding Iran warLebanon's Shiite Muslim Hezbollah movement views any attack on Iran's supreme leader as a red lineBEIRUT (LEBANON) - Israeli forces launched strikes on Lebanon including the capital Beirut on Monday, the military said, after Tehran-backed militant group Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel in retaliation for the killing of Iran's supreme leader. The Israeli strikes followed rocket and drone launches from Lebanon, the first attack on Israel claimed by Hezbollah since a November 2024 ceasefire agreement that followed more than a year of war between them. Lebanon's state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported Israeli strikes across the country, including in Beirut's southern suburbs where Hezbollah holds sway. It was also "in defence of Lebanon and its people, and in response to the repeated Israeli attacks", Hezbollah said. Without naming Hezbollah, Salam vowed to "stop the perpetrators and protect the Lebanese people".

Source: Bangkok Post March 02, 2026 16:23 UTC