Israel keeps up Lebanon strikes as ground forces advanceAn ambulance is parked near a sweeping blaze following Israeli bombardment on a solar farm and electricity generation facility in Lebanon's southern coastal city of Tyre. On Tuesday, Israel's military said it was creating a buffer zone inside Lebanon to protect Israeli residents. Southern suburbs targetedA series of strikes on Wednesday hit Beirut's southern suburbs following evacuation warnings from Israel's military. One of the strikes targeted a building near a major hospital, according to an AFP photographer. In Aramoun and Saadiyat south of Beirut -- two towns outside of Hezbollah's traditional sphere of influence -- the health ministry said Israeli strikes killed at least six people.

Source: Bangkok Post March 05, 2026 03:05 UTC