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Lebanon says three killed in Israeli strikes on Beirut airport highway
Beirut, Lebanon, March 4 (AFP) Mar 04, 2026
Lebanon's health ministry said late on Wednesday that three people were killed in Israeli strikes on vehicles on Beirut's airport highway.

The strikes came after a third day of Israeli bombardments in response to renewed Hezbollah attacks.

"Two Israeli air strikes on the airport highway killed three people and wounded six," the ministry said.

Israel's military said it had targeted two people in the Beirut area, without immediately offering further details.

Israel issued new evacuation orders for a Beirut suburb early on Thursday, warning residents it was about to strike targets it said were linked to Hezbollah.

The leader of the Tehran-backed militant group earlier vowed to keep up its fight against Israel, whose forces pushed into several border towns and conducted air strikes around Lebanon.

Lebanon was drawn into the Middle East war on Monday, when Hezbollah attacked Israel in response to the killing of Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during US-Israeli strikes over the weekend.

The group stepped up its attacks on Wednesday, saying it targeted Israeli positions as far as Tel Aviv in at least 15 attacks.


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