Chaos erupts in Beirut as Israel target residential buildings, leaving residents wondering about the true target
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The target is to get to Greater Israel. Always has been.
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Israel has continued its relentless bombardment of Lebanon, striking a residential building in central Beirut and locations across the embattled country, killing at least 19 people, as reported by Al Jazeera. This latest round of attacks has left residents in a state of shock, especially after a central Beirut building was hit without warning in a densely populated area.
The multi-story building in Beirut’s Aisha Bakkar area saw significant damage, with at least two apartments on fire and extensive destruction to one or two floors. While casualty numbers from this specific Beirut attack haven’t been fully confirmed yet, we’re hearing reports of deaths and injuries, and several people are now in the hospital. At least four people were injured in this attack. This particular strike appears to be another attempted assassination, though the target remains unknown.
What’s really jarring is that this building isn’t a Hezbollah stronghold, nor is it in an area where the group usually has influence. It’s just a regular residential zone. People here are absolutely reeling, with one resident expressing that “there’s nowhere safe, there’s no front line.” It’s particularly heartbreaking because many displaced families who fled the southern suburbs after earlier Israeli threats had sought shelter here, some even sleeping in the streets, thinking they’d be safe.
Israel targeting residential buildings isn’t anything new
Across Lebanon, the toll from these renewed widespread attacks since last Monday has been devastating. The Ministry of Public Health updated figures on Wednesday, confirming 570 people killed and 1,444 injured so far. Just on Tuesday alone, 84 people were killed and 131 injured. Among the overall deaths, we’ve seen 86 children, 45 women, and 21 paramedics.
Beyond Beirut, the attacks have spread across the country. In Tamnin al-Tahta, located in the Baalbek district, strikes early on Wednesday killed seven people and wounded five. The building hit there was actually inhabited by a Syrian family. Another three people were killed when an Israeli drone targeted a car in Saf al-Hawa, in southern Lebanon. The overnight attacks on al-Shahabiya, also in southern Lebanon, tragically killed seven people and injured 11.
We also saw one person killed in an Israeli drone attack in Nabatieh and another in Zlaya, Bekaa. In the Tyre district, two Israeli air strikes hit the village of Hanaway, killing three civilians, including a paramedic. An attack in the al-Housh area of Tyre killed one person and wounded eight others. Two more people were killed in Zawtar al-Sharqiyah. Additionally, a cafe in al-Housh and a house in al-Shahabiya were hit by drone attacks, wounding several people. Four others were wounded in an attack on Tibnin.
Hezbollah, for its part, reported launching another rocket attack on Israeli military positions south of Khiam in southern Lebanon on Wednesday. They’ve been consistently targeting Israeli military positions in that area over recent days. The suffering has been disproportionate, with 570 killed in Lebanon compared to two Israeli soldiers killed in Lebanon and several injured in Israel.
The Lebanese government estimates that about 780,000 people have been displaced within the country, highlighting the punishing impact of this wider regional war. This conflict escalated with the United States and Israel attacking Iran, with Lebanon now really bearing a heavy brunt.
Internationally, there’s a growing call for calm. France announced it would provide 60 tonnes of humanitarian aid for Lebanon. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot stated that they’re tripling the aid volume for this week, which will include sanitation and hygiene kits, mattresses, lamps, and even a mobile medical post.
United Nations spokesperson Stephane Dujarric has also called for “immediate de-escalation” in Lebanon. He pointed out that Israeli forced displacement orders have affected hundreds of thousands, with nearly the entire population south of the Litani River, parts of Baalbek and Bekaa, and large sections of Beirut’s southern suburbs now caught up in hostilities.
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Published: Mar 11, 2026 03:00 pm