Israeli airstrikes hit the southern suburbs of Beirut on Easter Eve, hours after residents were warned to evacuate, as church leaders used the holy period to call for an end to escalating violence across the region. The strikes targeted areas in the Lebanese capital’s southern districts, a known stronghold of Hezbollah, amid a widening conflict
Israeli air strikes have targeted multiple locations across southern Lebanon and areas near the capital, Beirut, in what appears to be an escalation of ongoing hostilities between Israel and Lebanon. According to reports from Al Jazeera Arabic on March 17, 2026, Israeli forces struck the town of Aita al-Shaab amid continued aerial bombardments and ground