Close to 400 dead as Israeli strikes continue in Lebanon
The Hindu
Israeli strikes in Lebanon escalate death toll to 394, with targeted attacks on Iranian forces amid ongoing regional conflict.
Israel has struck southern Lebanon and Beirut again on Sunday (March 8, 2026) and killed 12 more people, the Lebanese Health Ministry said, with the death toll rising to 394 as the war in West Asia keeps escalating.
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Israeli officials said the strikes targeted commanders of the Lebanese branch of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards’ Quds Force, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised “many surprises” for the next phase of the conflict.
The Israeli military said in a statement that it would “not allow Iranian terrorist elements to establish themselves in Lebanese territory.”
The latest strikes in Lebanon followed an Israeli attack Saturday (March 7, 2026) on an oil storage facility in Tehran, which sent up pillars of fire that could be seen in Associated Press video as a glow against the night sky.
Meanwhile, more than 100 Iranians, including some diplomats, were evacuated from Beirut overnight on a Russian plane, a Lebanese official said.
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