Overnight Israeli attacks kill four people in Lebanon

Lebanese media and authorities report the deadly attacks as efforts continue to find a diplomatic solution to the conflict.Published On 15 Mar 2026Overnight Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon have killed at least four people, according to Lebanese state media and the government.Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency (NNA) said on Sunday Israeli forces struck “an apartment in a residential building” in a northern district of the coastal city of Sidon, killing one person and causing a fire.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Israel kills 12 medics in attack in southern Lebanon as war ravages nationlist 2 of 4UN chief Guterres says ‘no military solution, only diplomacy’ for Lebanonlist 3 of 4Israel destroys bridge in Lebanon and threatens Gaza-scale devastationlist 4 of 4Destroy, displace, dismantle: Israel’s Gaza doctrine comes to Lebanonend of listTo the southeast of Sidon, in the village of al-Qatrani, three people were killed in another Israeli attack, according to Lebanon’s Ministry of Health.Israel is fighting a second front in the war in the Middle East in southern Lebanon, with its forces targeting the Hezbollah group, alongside the air campaign against Iran that it launched with the United States more than two weeks ago.The Israeli military said in a statement on Sunday that it continued to strike infrastructure used by Hezbollah throughout Lebanon, and hit several of its “launch sites” in al-Qatrani, where it said the Iran-backed group was preparing to fire missiles. It also said it destroyed “command centres” belonging to Hezbollah’s Radwan Force in Beirut.The Israeli army also issued immediate forced evacuation orders for residents in several neighbourhoods in the Lebanese capital.In a statement, army spokesman Avichay Adraee urged residents of Haret Hreik, Ghobeiry, Laylaki, Hadath, Burj al-Barajneh, Tahwitat al-Ghadir, and Shiyah “to leave immediately and not to return until further notice”, the Anadolu news agency reported.He said the Israeli army would “forcefully operate” in these areas, citing what he called Hezbollah activities in the neighbourhoods. Adraee threatened “to target anyone present near Hezbollah facilities, personnel, or military equipment in those locations”.Hezbollah said on Sunday it was also targeting several Israeli troop positions in villages close to the border.