War on Iran widens as Israel launches strikes on Beirut after Hezbollah fires missiles across border

Fresh airstrikes were reported overnight across Iran, while explosions were heard in Dubai on Monday

Smoke rise from Israeli airstrikes on Dahiyeh in the southern suburb of Beirut, early Monday, March 2, 2026. File picture: Hussein Malla.

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

Lebanon’s Health Ministry said at least 31 people were killed in the strikes, which 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.