Israeli forces bomb hotel in Beirut, residential building in Lebanon’s east

Al JazeeraCenterEN 2 min read 100% complete by Al Jazeera StaffMarch 4, 2026 at 07:53 AM
Israeli forces bomb hotel in Beirut, residential building in Lebanon’s east

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On March 4, 2026, Israeli forces bombed the Comfort Hotel in greater Beirut and a residential complex in eastern Lebanon. The attack on the hotel, located on the border of Hazmieh and Baabda, occurred without warning. The Israeli military stated it was targeting Hezbollah infrastructure in Beirut, while Al Jazeera reported the attack may have been an attempted assassination. Lebanese army officials reported at least four people were wounded in the attacks. The Israeli military also issued new forced displacement orders for residents of the Haret Hreik neighborhood in Beirut's southern suburbs. Over 40 people in Lebanon have been killed in Israeli attacks since the conflict began.

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