At least six killed in strike on Beirut seafront — reports

At least six people were killed in an Israeli strike on Beirut’s Ramlet al-Baida seafront, part of ongoing attacks on Hezbollah that have killed over 600 and displaced 800,000 in Lebanon.

Laila Bassam/Reuters

12 March 2026 at 02:31:13

People gather at the site of a drone strike targeting a car in Ramlet al-Baida at Corniche Beirut, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Beirut, Lebanon, March 12, 2026.

Khalil Ashawi/Reuters

At least six people were killed in a strike on Beirut's Ramlet al-Baida seafront early on Thursday, a security source said.

Israel launched an offensive against Iran-backed Hezbollah after it opened fire on March 2 to avenge the killing of Iran's supreme leader at the start of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. Israeli strikes have killed more than 600 people in Lebanon, and uprooted 800,000 more, Lebanese authorities say.

-Laila Bassam/Reuters

At least six people were killed in early Thursday strikes on Beirut’s Ramlet al-Baida seafront as Israel launched operations targeting Iran-backed Hezbollah, amid escalating conflict that has already displaced 800,000 people in Lebanon.