Israel launches strikes on Beirut after Hezbollah fires missiles across border

Smoke rise from Israeli airstrikes on Dahiyeh in the southern suburb of Beirut, early on Monday, March 2, 2026 (Hussein Malla/AP)

Israel launched strikes on Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, after the militant group Hezbollah fired missiles across the border early on Monday.

The strikes follow the US and Israel pounding targets across Iran on Sunday as part of an intensifying military campaign, which followed the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.