{"id":2576958,"date":"2026-03-06T13:24:55","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T18:24:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-pounds-beirut-suburb-with-strikes-in-offensive-against-hezbollah-infrastructure\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T13:26:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T18:26:37","slug":"israel-pounds-beirut-suburb-with-strikes-in-offensive-against-hezbollah-infrastructure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-pounds-beirut-suburb-with-strikes-in-offensive-against-hezbollah-infrastructure\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel pounds Beirut suburb with strikes in offensive against Hezbollah infrastructure"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fisrael-pounds-beirut-suburb-with-strikes-in-offensive-against-hezbollah-infrastructure%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2576958&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>beirut was hit by a new wave of Israeli airstrikes,with 26 strikes targeting Hezbollah facilities as part of Israel\u2019s defense against the Iranian-backed group based in Lebanon. The strikes are presented as part of a broader aerial offensive against what Israel calls the Iranian regime\u2019s \u201cterror network,\u201d expanding beyond Iran\u2019s borders. the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health said the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hungary-takes-lead-as-europe-prepares-to-begin-covid-19-vaccinations\/\" title=\"Hungary takes lead as Europe prepares to begin COVID-19 vaccinations\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-to-show-lockdowns-are-killing-more-people-than-the-virus\/\" title=\"How To Show Lockdowns Are Killing More People Than The Virus\">death toll<\/a> rose<\/a> to 123 with 683 wounded. Israel also announced it had killed Hezbollah\u2019s artillery chief in Southern Lebanon, Zaid Ali Jumaa, in Beirut. Hezbollah responded with an attack on an Israeli defense facility near Haifa after reports that Iranian leader Ali Khamenei had died. Lebanon\u2019s prime minister Nawaf Salam subsequently banned Hezbollah from security and military activities in the country. Israel ordered civilians to evacuate Beirut\u2019s suburbs and areas were Hezbollah is located, prompting a civilian exodus from Dahieh. The U.S. Central Command released a video of a strike on an Iranian drone ship, while spanish Prime Minister Pedro S\u00e1nchez pledged humanitarian support for those displaced. A related paywalled piece discusses Iran\u2019s \u201cspray-and-pray\u201d strategy and notes strikes on targets such as a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >command center<\/a> and a UAV facility, with Israel saying civilian harm was minimized.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Israel pounds Beirut suburb with strikes in offensive against Hezbollah infrastructure<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2524758\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"219\">Israeli<\/a> Air Force has launched a new wave of 26 airstrikes in Beirut targeting <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hezbollah\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"814\">Hezbollah<\/a> facilities as part of its defense against the Iranian-backed group based in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lebanon\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1192\">Lebanon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Israel&rsquo;s strikes on its northern neighbor are part of its broader aerial offensive against what it has <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/IDF\/status\/2029910168847192445?s=20\">called<\/a> the Iranian regime&rsquo;s &ldquo;terror network,&rdquo; expanding beyond Iran&rsquo;s borders and into the greater Middle East. The Lebanese Ministry of Public Health <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.moph.gov.lb\/en\/Media\/news#\/en\/Media\/view\/82874\/the-death-toll-from-the-aggression-has-risen-to-123-martyrs-and-683-wounded\">announced<\/a> on Thursday that Lebanon&rsquo;s death toll has risen to 123, with 683 people wounded in the attacks.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4483109\/anthropic-ceo-sue-pentagon-supply-chain-risk-designation\/\">Anthropic CEO to sue Pentagon over &#8216;supply chain risk&#8217; designation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/4480980\/trump-gamble-operation-epic-fury\/\">Trump&rsquo;s epic gamble on Epic Fury<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4482127\/iran-spray-pray-strategy-widen-battlefield-spread-consequences\/\">Iran&#8217;s spray-and-pray strategy aims to widen the battlefield, spread consequences<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4482127\/iran-spray-pray-strategy-widen-battlefield-spread-consequences\/\">IRAN&rsquo;S SPRAY-AND-PRAY STRATEGY AIMS TO WIDEN THE BATTLEFIELD, SPREAD CONSEQUENCES<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Among the targets were an executive council&rsquo;s command center and a facility storing [Unmanned Aerial Vehicles] used for attacks against Israel. Prior to the strikes, measures were taken to mitigate the risk of harm to civilians,&rdquo; The Israeli military posted <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/IDF\/status\/2029803151759446071?s=20\">on X<\/a> overnight.<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli military also announced on Thursday that it took out the head of Hezbollah&rsquo;s artillery management in Southern Lebanon, Zaid Ali Jumaa, in a strike in Beirut.<\/p>\n<p>Lebanon has felt the brunt of Israel&rsquo;s attacks outside of Iran since Operation Epic Fury, as Iran-backed Hezbollah is largely based within the country. Hezbollah <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/3\/2\/lebanese-pm-nawaf-salam-announces-ban-on-hezbollah-military-activities\">launched an attack<\/a> on an Israeli defense facility near Haifa, Israel, over the weekend after the news of the death of former Iranian Ayatollah&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ali-khamenei\/\">Ali Khamenei<\/a>&nbsp;broke.<\/p>\n<p>After Israel launched initial retaliatory strikes on Monday, Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam barred Hezbollah from conducting activities in the country, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/nawafsalam\/status\/2028436712930545867?s=20\">declaring<\/a> an &ldquo;immediate prohibition of all of Hezbollah&rsquo;s security and military activities.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Israel ordered Lebanese civilians to vacate the Beirut suburbs and areas where Hezbollah is located on Thursday morning. The orders led to an exodus of civilians from Dahieh, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/israel-orders-residents-leave-southern-beirut-2026-03-05\/\"><em>Reuters<\/em><\/a>  reported, before Israel launched the series of 26 strikes in the capital region.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4482912\/centcom-video-us-strike-iran-drone-ship\/\">CENTCOM RELEASES VIDEO OF US STRIKING IRANIAN DRONE SHIP SIZE OF &lsquo;WWII AIRCRAFT CARRIER&rsquo;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, who has <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4479949\/spain-trump-russian-roulette-iran\/\">opposed<\/a> the U.S. and Israel&rsquo;s war with Iran, announced he would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gaza-un-director-retracts-praise-for-precision-of-idf-strikes-after-criticism-from-hamas\/\" title=\"Gaza UN Director Retracts Praise for \u2018Precision\u2019 of IDF ... After Criticism From Hamas\">provide humanitarian support<\/a> for the Lebanese people displaced from the strikes.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I just spoke with the President of Lebanon, Joseph Aoun, about the serious situation in Beirut and the rest of the country. The Lebanese people can count on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-more-parents-now-support-funding-students-not-systems-after-year-of-covid-lockdowns\/\" title=\"POLL: More Parents Now Support Funding Students, Not Systems, After Year Of COVID Lockdowns\">total support<\/a> and humanitarian assistance for the thousands of displaced people. Enough with the escalations. No more destruction. No to war,&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/sanchezcastejon\/status\/2029630942097100969?s=20\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/sanchezcastejon\/status\/2029630942097100969?s=20\">Sanchez said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israel hits Beirut suburb in Hezbollah strike wave<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2576959,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26061850568103.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[36684,24658,4671],"class_list":["post-2576958","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-beirut","tag-hezbollah","tag-israel"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26061850568103.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2576958","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2576958"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2576958\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2576962,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2576958\/revisions\/2576962"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2576959"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2576958"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2576958"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2576958"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}