Explosions seen in Beirut's southern suburbs as conflict enters 12th day

Explosions continue over Beirut’s southern suburbs as the Israel-Hezbollah conflict enters its 12th day, forcing nearly 700,000 people to flee their homes in Lebanon. The escalating violence has pushed the death toll higher and prompted mass evacuations in key Hezbollah strongholds.

Reuters

11 March 2026 at 07:12:30

Smoke rises after an Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, Lebanon, March 10, 2026.

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Explosions were seen over Beirut's southern suburbs as the war between Israel and the Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah entered its twelfth day.

Escalating hostilities have forced nearly 700,000 people to flee their homes in Lebanon over the past week, a U.N. agency said on Monday (March 9).

Lebanon was pulled deep into the war in the Middle East since Hezbollah opened fire to avenge the killing of Iran's supreme leader, igniting an Israeli offensive which has killed around 500 people in Lebanon, according to Lebanese authorities, with the death toll rising by around 100 a day.

The Israeli military has in recent days ordered people out of the southern suburbs, a swathe of south Lebanon, and parts of the eastern Bekaa Valley region - all areas that have served as political and security strongholds of Shi'ite Muslim Hezbollah.

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