LOOK: Plumes of smoke rise near Israel-Lebanon border

Plumes of smoke were seen rising and explosions were heard across the border between Israel and Lebanon on Tuesday (March 3).

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4 March 2026 at 12:23:05

LOOK: Plumes of smoke rise near Israel-Lebanon border

Smoke and dust rise amid explosions in Lebanon, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, as seen from the Israel-Lebanon border in northern Israel, March 4, 2026.

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Plumes of smoke were seen rising and explosions were heard across the border between Israel and Lebanon on Tuesday (March 3).

Lebanon was pulled deeper into the war in the Middle East on Tuesday as the Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah launched missiles at Israel for a second consecutive day and Israel sent troops into the south and carried out waves of air strikes.

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 4, 2026. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi

Towers of smoke rose from the Hezbollah-controlled southern suburbs of Beirut as Israel launched new airstrikes.

The Israeli military on Monday (March 2) night ordered residents of the entire border strip of southern Lebanon to evacuate.

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