At least 20 people, including children, were killed and several others injured in Israeli airstrikes across southern Lebanon, according to the country’s National News Agency. The attacks targeted multiple areas including Habboush, Kfou, Marakeh, Ain Bal, and Tyre district. In Habboush and Kfou, two people were killed and five injured, while drone strikes near Kadmus Road north of Tyre killed two more. Additional strikes in Marakeh killed five, including two women, and other attacks in Ain Bal, Yater, and Kana caused further casualties.

Lebanese authorities reported that since the start of Israeli aggression on March 2, a total of 1,422 people have been killed and 4,294 injured, with over one million displaced. The report cited TRT World as its source. The latest wave of attacks also left several paramedics and women among the injured, with some in critical condition.

The ongoing escalation has intensified humanitarian concerns in southern Lebanon, where repeated strikes have caused widespread displacement and civilian casualties.

The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) has reported that more than one million people have been displaced in Lebanon over the past month due to Israeli aggression. According to UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch, the situation in Lebanon is becoming increasingly dire, with widespread displacement following Israeli evacuation orders and subsequent attacks. The report, cited by Turkey’s Anadolu Agency, said that one in every five people in Lebanon has been forced from their homes, with around 600 shelters now housing the displaced population.

Baloch stated that the conflict shows no signs of slowing and is severely affecting both Lebanese citizens and Syrian refugees living in the country. He added that over 200,000 people have fled Lebanon for Syria, averaging about 7,000 crossings per day. Many displaced individuals within Lebanon continue to move from place to place in search of safety.

To support those affected, UNHCR is working to raise $300 million in humanitarian funding for displaced people across Lebanon.

Israeli airstrikes have damaged major water supply infrastructure in southern Lebanon, causing widespread disruption to emergency services, according to the South Lebanon Water Establishment. The organization, citing Lebanon’s National News Agency, reported that facilities in Ibl al-Saqi and al-Maysat were hit, leading to significant damage.

The attacks also affected solar-powered systems at the al-Zahiriya station and Eastern Well No. 1 in the Kanarit region. The South Lebanon Water Establishment strongly condemned the strikes, calling them a clear violation of international law and conventions that protect civilian infrastructure.

In its statement, the organization emphasized that targeting essential facilities such as water supply systems contravenes humanitarian principles, which require such infrastructure to remain outside the scope of armed conflict.

Three United Nations special rapporteurs have condemned the killing of three journalists in Lebanon and called for an independent and comprehensive investigation. They described the incident as another brutal attack by Israeli forces on press freedom. The experts—Irina Khan, Morris Tidball-Binz, and Ben Saul—stated that journalists performing their professional duties during armed conflict are civilians and must not be targeted or attacked.

According to the report, Israeli forces carried out a targeted strike on March 28 in southern Lebanon, killing Al Mayadeen journalist Fatima Fattouni, her brother and freelance photojournalist Mohammad Fattouni, and Al-Manar’s Ali Shoaib. The UN experts emphasized that the deliberate killing of journalists not directly involved in combat constitutes a serious violation of international human rights and humanitarian law and may amount to a war crime.

Al Mayadeen and Al-Manar are Hezbollah-aligned media outlets. Israel accused Shoaib of being a fighter for the Lebanese armed group but did not present any evidence to support the claim.

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have claimed responsibility for killing at least 40 Hezbollah fighters in the past 24 hours during coordinated air, land, and sea operations in southern Lebanon. According to a report cited by Al Jazeera, the IDF said it carried out extensive airstrikes targeting Hezbollah’s military installations and infrastructure.

The IDF stated that the attacks destroyed several key sites, including weapons depots and rocket launch facilities. Ground forces reportedly identified and neutralized a Hezbollah cell in the region, while the Israeli navy struck a weapons warehouse in southern Lebanon. The operations were described as part of a comprehensive campaign against Hezbollah’s military presence.

As of the report’s publication, Hezbollah had not issued any official response to Israel’s claims, leaving the extent of the casualties and damage unverified.

The human rights organization Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN) has called on the international community to take urgent action to prevent what it described as Israel’s plan to destroy border villages in southern Lebanon and block the return of displaced civilians. The group urged countries to impose arms and economic sanctions to halt what it termed Israel’s ongoing repression and to prevent a long-term occupation of southern Lebanon.

The appeal follows remarks by Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz, who acknowledged plans to turn southern Lebanon into ruins similar to Gaza and depopulate the area. Human rights activists warned that such actions could amount to ethnic cleansing. Last week, Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich suggested making the Litani River, which flows about 30 kilometers inside Lebanon, Israel’s new northern border.

DAWN’s Israel-Palestine director Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man said Israel is using the war with Iran as a cover to accelerate territorial expansion, now targeting Lebanon. He warned that only real and severe consequences could deter Israel, urging states to act before it is too late.

Lebanon’s Health Ministry reported that seven people were killed and at least twenty-one others were injured in Israeli airstrikes targeting southern Beirut and nearby areas. According to an official statement, five people died and twenty-one were wounded in an attack on the Jnah area of Beirut. Another strike on a car in Khaldeh, just south of the capital, killed two more people and injured three.

The ministry released two separate statements detailing the casualties from the attacks, which occurred in densely populated urban zones. The incidents mark another escalation in violence affecting Lebanon’s capital and its southern suburbs.

The report, citing The Guardian, did not provide further details about the targets or the timing of the strikes, leaving the broader context of the attacks unclear.

At least eight people, including a pregnant woman and her husband, were killed in Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon on Wednesday. The attacks targeted the towns of Jebchit and Kafra in the Nabatieh region, according to Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency (NNA). The couple died in Jebchit, while two others were killed in a separate strike in Kafra.

Al Jazeera reported that within an hour, the death toll from Israeli strikes across southern Lebanon had risen to eight. The Israeli military did not immediately comment on these specific attacks but stated that its operations were continuing against Hezbollah’s military targets.

The escalation highlights ongoing hostilities along the Lebanon-Israel border, with both sides reporting casualties in recent weeks. Further developments depend on military and diplomatic responses from the parties involved.

Lebanon’s state news agency reported that the death toll from Israeli attacks over the past four weeks has risen to 1,268. Citing the country’s Health Ministry, the report added that a total of 3,750 people have been injured during this period. The strikes have targeted various parts of Beirut and southern Lebanon.

According to the report, Israel has continued regular assaults since the conflict began, claiming that its operations are aimed at infrastructure linked to Hezbollah, the Iran-backed armed group in Lebanon. Meanwhile, Israel confirmed that nine of its soldiers have been killed after ground forces entered Lebanese territory.

The escalation reflects the ongoing intensity of the conflict, with both sides reporting casualties and damage as fighting persists across multiple fronts.

The Lebanese government has formally banned the military wing of Hezbollah, according to a report by the news outlet Al Hadath citing a diplomatic official. The report states that Lebanese authorities informed the United Nations through an official letter that the country now considers Hezbollah’s military activities to be criminal offenses.

In the letter, Beirut clarified that the decision to prohibit all forms of Hezbollah’s military operations was made on March 2. The move marks a significant policy step by the Lebanese government regarding the group’s armed activities, which have long been a sensitive issue in the country’s political and security landscape.

The report, sourced from Middle East Eye, did not provide further details on the implementation process or potential domestic and regional reactions to the ban.

Lebanon’s Iran-backed armed group Hezbollah has claimed responsibility for 43 attacks on Israeli forces within a 24-hour period, according to a report citing Al Jazeera. In a statement, the group said that 26 of the attacks targeted Israeli troops positioned inside Lebanon, while the remaining 17 were directed at northern Israel.

Hezbollah further asserted that the operations struck four Israeli military bases, eight military facilities, one barracks, and four newly established border posts. The report did not include independent verification of these claims or any response from Israeli authorities.

The announcement underscores the continuing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel along the border area, though the report provided no details on casualties or damage.

The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Lebanon reported that two Indonesian peacekeepers were killed and several others injured on Monday in southern Lebanon amid ongoing clashes between Israel and Hezbollah. The deaths occurred when an explosion of unknown origin destroyed a UN vehicle, marking the second fatal incident within 24 hours. The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has launched an investigation into the incident, while Israel’s military said it is also probing whether the explosions were caused by Hezbollah attacks or Israeli operations.

The Lebanese army confirmed that one of its soldiers was killed in an Israeli strike in the south, while security sources said three Hezbollah members died in another Israeli attack near Beirut. The conflict intensified after Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel on March 2, drawing Lebanon deeper into the regional war. Since then, Israeli forces have carried out extensive air and ground operations, with Lebanese authorities reporting over 1,200 deaths.

UN Under-Secretary-General Jean-Pierre Lacroix condemned the attacks as unacceptable, while France and Spain called for Security Council action. Lebanon’s president and the UN’s special coordinator urged an immediate ceasefire to halt the destruction.

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed that four Israeli soldiers were killed in clashes with Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. According to a report citing AFP, the IDF released a statement naming three soldiers from the same battalion who died during the fighting. In a separate statement, the military confirmed the death of another soldier whose identity has not yet been disclosed.

The IDF also reported that one soldier was seriously injured and a member of the reserve forces sustained moderate injuries in the same confrontation. The incident marks another escalation in the ongoing hostilities between Israeli forces and Hezbollah along the Lebanon-Israel border.

The report, sourced from The Guardian, did not provide further details about the circumstances of the clash or the broader military situation in the area.

Two United Nations peacekeepers were killed in a car explosion in Lebanon, according to a statement released Monday by the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). The statement said the vehicle was destroyed by an explosion caused by an 'unknown object.' Two other peacekeepers were injured, one seriously and another with minor wounds.

The incident followed an earlier attack on Sunday at a UN peacekeeping contingent headquarters in southern Lebanon, which killed one Indonesian peacekeeper and seriously injured another. UNIFIL described the latest explosion as a violation of international law and urged all parties to immediately cease hostilities.

In response to the escalating violence against peacekeepers, France called an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council to address the situation in southern Lebanon.

Lebanon is facing a severe humanitarian crisis as ongoing conflict has displaced about 20 percent of its population within just three weeks, according to UNICEF. The agency said an average of 19,000 children are being forced to flee their homes daily. UNICEF’s representative in Lebanon, Marcoluigi Corsi, told CNN that reaching children in southern Lebanon has become a major challenge, with many trapped in remote areas that are difficult to access.

Corsi explained that Israeli airstrikes have destroyed multiple bridges, including those over the Litani River, further complicating relief efforts. He added that assisting children in temporary shelters is increasingly difficult, as many have been displaced multiple times and are suffering repeated psychological trauma. With schools closed, UNICEF is working to establish “learning hubs” to provide vaccination, healthcare, and basic education.

The agency also reported that bombings have damaged water tanks and pumping stations, creating a shortage of safe water in many areas. Hospitals, bridges, and sanitation systems have also been severely affected, worsening the humanitarian situation.