BEIRUT, Lebanon, March 12, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Israel pounded Beirut's southern suburbs late Wednesday night, while militant group Hezbollah fired rockets and missiles at northern Israel in a new operation, as the death toll in Lebanon climbed past 630. The Israeli military said late Wednesday that it had launched a new wave of strikes on Hezbollah targets in south Beirut -- a stronghold of the Iran-backed group -- vowing to act with "great force" there after the military reported rocket fire from Hezbollah towards Israel. - 'Rapid security developments' -Israeli air raids also pounded southern and eastern Lebanon on Wednesday, with the NNA reporting strikes in several areas. In New York, senior UN officials and member states called for an end to fighting in Lebanon at a Security Council meeting. Israel's UN envoy Danny Danon said Israeli forces would continue to operate in Lebanon "as long (as) there will be a threat against us".

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha March 12, 2026 03:23 UTC