Israeli strikes target Beirut, southern Lebanon, one million displaced
Israeli strikes have killed at least 886 people, including 67 women and 111 children, since the start of the fresh fighting with Iran-aligned Hezbollah, Lebanon’s Ministry of Health said Monday, adding that 2,141 others have been wounded. The Israeli army earlier issued a threat for residents to leave targeted areas or face danger, claiming it was targeting Hezbollah military infrastructure in the designated buildings. Lebanese authorities said more than one million people have registered as displaced since March 2, with more than 130,000 people staying in upwards of 600 collective shelters. The Israeli military has issued sweeping evacuation warnings for southern Lebanon, extending more than 40 kilometres (around 25 miles) from its border, north of the Litani River. Since March 2, Hezbollah has repeatedly announced targeting Israeli forces and vehicles inside Khiam, the first point into which Israeli forces advanced after the war began. Al Jazeera’s Nida Ibrahim reporting from Ramallah said Hezbollah has been firing an average of 100 rockets into Israel a day, sometimes in tandem with an Iranian salvo, sending hundreds of thousands of Israelis into shelters.