Israeli strikes on Lebanon killed at least 31 people on Monday, authorities said, following rocket fire from Tehran-backed militant group Hezbollah after the killing of Iran’s supreme leader. Israel’s military vowed to intensify its attacks on the country and make Hezbollah pay a “heavy price” after launching several strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs and south Lebanon, areas where Hezbollah holds sway. “The strikes continue, their intensity will increase,” he was quoted as saying in a military statement hours after the first strikes were fired. On Monday, a military statement said Israeli forces “precisely struck” senior Hezbollah members in the Beirut area, and another in the south. Israel then issued an evacuation warning to residents of about 50 towns and villages in Lebanon’s south and east -- both Hezbollah strongholds.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 02, 2026 13:17 UTC