Israel pounds over 100 targets in Lebanon
Shafaq News- Beirut (Update on 22:10)
Israel carried out strikes on more than 100 targets across Lebanon and killed a Hezbollah member, the Israeli army said on Sunday.
According to a statement, the assassinated Hezbollah member, Mustafa Ahmed Al-Zein, was an operative “in contact with the Quds Force [a branch of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)].” The army also reported striking the Radwan Force (elite unit) training facility in Beirut’s southern suburbs while preparations were underway for an attack against Israel.
יותר מ-100 תקיפות בוצעו ביממה האחרונה ברחבי לבנון: צה"ל תקף מתחם של יחידת 'כוח רדואן' בדאחייה שבביירותצה"ל ממשיך לתקוף תשתיות של ארגון הטרור חיזבאללה, הותקפו מחסני אמצעי לחימה ועשרות אתרים צבאיים. בדאחייה שבביירות, הותקפו מפקדה ומתחם אימונים של מחבלי יחידת 'כוח רדואן'. מחבלי… pic.twitter.com/1Oq7vmsXxx
— צבא ההגנה לישראל (@idfonline) March 8, 2026
In a post on X, Israeli army spokesperson Avichay Adraee announced that Israeli forces killed five senior commanders affiliated with the Quds Force in a strike in Beirut while they were meeting at a hotel in the Lebanese capital.
#عاجل ❌جيش الدفاع قضى على خمسة قادة بارزين في فيلق لبنان التاب لفيلق القدس في الحرس الثوري من خلال غارة جوية دقيقة في بيروت🔸خلال الليلة الماضية، هاجم سلاح البحرية بتوجيه استخباري دقيق من هيئة الاستخبارات العسكرية خمسة قادة من فيلق لبنان وفيلق فلسطين التابعين لفيلق القدس في… pic.twitter.com/3QA1w6PCch
— افيخاي ادرعي (@AvichayAdraee) March 8, 2026
Earlier today, media outlets reported that Israeli forces launched two airstrikes targeting the vicinity of the Ain Al-Hilweh refugee camp in the southern Lebanese city of Saida, killing a young man.
مراسل #الميادين: ⭕ارتقاء شهيد متأثراً بجراحه جراء العدوان الإسرائيلي على مخيم #عين_الحلوة وسقوط عدد من الإصابات.#الميادين_لبنان pic.twitter.com/TY7VC29GDu
— الميادين لبنان (@mayadeenlebanon) March 8, 2026
According to the Lebanese Health Ministry, this war has so far killed 394 people and injured about 1,300, including 83 children and 42 women. Israel has not yet released its casualty toll.
