Aaj TV English News - World https://english.aaj.tv/ Aaj TV English en-Us Copyright 2026 Sun, 05 Apr 2026 00:20:34 +0500 Sun, 05 Apr 2026 00:20:34 +0500 60 Nearly 780,000 displaced in Lebanon as Israeli strikes intensify https://english.aaj.tv/news/330454334/nearly-780000-displaced-in-lebanon-as-israeli-strikes-intensify <p><strong>Nearly 780,000 people have been displaced in Lebanon since Israeli attacks intensified, the country’s Ministry of Social Affairs said.</strong></p> <p>According to the ministry, around 120,000 displaced people are currently sheltering in government-run facilities across the country.</p> <p>Meanwhile, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) evacuated its personnel from the border town of Alma Ash Shaab on Tuesday.</p> <figure class='media w-full sm:w-full media--left ' data-original-src='https://i.aaj.tv/large/2026/03/1114344394c6d8a.webp'> <div class='media__item '><picture><img src='https://i.aaj.tv/large/2026/03/1114344394c6d8a.webp' alt='People stand near debris and damaged vehicles at the site of an Israeli strike on an apartment building in central Beirut, Lebanon, on Wednesday. &ndash; Reuters' /></picture></div> <figcaption class='media__caption '>People stand near debris and damaged vehicles at the site of an Israeli strike on an apartment building in central Beirut, Lebanon, on Wednesday. – Reuters</figcaption> </figure> <p>The largely Christian town, located along the frontier with Israel, had remained populated as residents refused to leave despite repeated evacuation warnings issued by the Israeli military.</p> <p>Meanwhile, an Israeli strike hit an apartment block in central Beirut on Wednesday, Lebanon’s state news ​agency reported, further widening Israeli attacks in the ‌capital beyond the Hezbollah-controlled southern suburbs where heavy strikes continued.</p> <figure class='media w-full sm:w-full media--left ' data-original-src='https://i.aaj.tv/large/2026/03/111434535f07e9c.webp'> <div class='media__item '><picture><img src='https://i.aaj.tv/large/2026/03/111434535f07e9c.webp' alt='A man uses machinery to clear debris near the site of an Israeli strike in central Beirut, Lebanon, on Wednesday. &ndash; Reuters' /></picture></div> <figcaption class='media__caption '>A man uses machinery to clear debris near the site of an Israeli strike in central Beirut, Lebanon, on Wednesday. – Reuters</figcaption> </figure> <p>Footage showed extensive damage to two floors of the apartment ​block in the Aicha Bakkar neighbourhood, and smoke ​rising from the building.</p> <p>There was no immediate comment ⁠from the Israeli military and no immediate reports ​of casualties.</p> <p>It would mark the second Israeli strike in ​the heart of Beirut in four days.</p> <figure class='media w-full sm:w-full media--left ' data-original-src='https://i.aaj.tv/large/2026/03/111435143d581d9.webp'> <div class='media__item '><picture><img src='https://i.aaj.tv/large/2026/03/111435143d581d9.webp' alt='Debris lies on a damaged vehicle at site of an Israeli strike in central Beirut, Lebanon, on Wednesday. &ndash; Reuters' /></picture></div> <figcaption class='media__caption '>Debris lies on a damaged vehicle at site of an Israeli strike in central Beirut, Lebanon, on Wednesday. – Reuters</figcaption> </figure> <p>On Sunday, an <a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="link--external" href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/combatants-mideast-war-trade-more-air-strikes-iran-clamps-down-dissent-2026-03-11/">Israeli strike</a> hit a hotel in the seafront Raouche neighbourhood.</p> <p>The Israeli ​military alleged that the strike targeted five senior members ​of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Quds Force.</p> <p>Lebanese authorities say nearly 570 people ‌have ⁠been killed by Israeli strikes since Hezbollah opened fire on March 2 to avenge the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the start ​of the <a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="link--external" href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/combatants-mideast-war-trade-more-air-strikes-iran-clamps-down-dissent-2026-03-11/">US-Israeli war</a> ​on Iran.</p> <p>Israel ⁠kept up heavy strikes on the southern suburbs, known as Dahiyeh, overnight.</p> <p>The ​Israeli military has ordered residents of Dahiyeh to leave, along with residents of a swathe of southern Lebanon and parts of the east.</p> <figure class='media w-full sm:w-full media--left ' data-original-src='https://i.aaj.tv/large/2026/03/11143237bb0d429.webp'> <div class='media__item '><picture><img src='https://i.aaj.tv/large/2026/03/11143237bb0d429.webp' alt='A pair of shoes lie near the site of an Israeli strike on a damaged apartment building in central Beirut, Lebanon, on Wednesday. &ndash; Reuters' /></picture></div> <figcaption class='media__caption '>A pair of shoes lie near the site of an Israeli strike on a damaged apartment building in central Beirut, Lebanon, on Wednesday. – Reuters</figcaption> </figure> <h3><a id="seven-killed-in-south-lebanon" href="#seven-killed-in-south-lebanon" class="heading-permalink" aria-hidden="true" title="Permalink"></a><strong>Seven killed in south Lebanon</strong></h3> <p>In a separate development, Lebanon’s Health Ministry Emergency Operations Centre said seven people were killed and 11 others injured in Israeli attacks on the town of Al Shahabiya in the Tyre district of southern Lebanon.</p> <p>The casualties were confirmed in a statement cited by Lebanon’s National News Agency, as hostilities along the border continue to intensify.</p> <hr /> Nearly 780,000 people have been displaced in Lebanon since Israeli attacks intensified, the country’s Ministry of Social Affairs said.

According to the ministry, around 120,000 displaced people are currently sheltering in government-run facilities across the country.

Meanwhile, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) evacuated its personnel from the border town of Alma Ash Shaab on Tuesday.

People stand near debris and damaged vehicles at the site of an Israeli strike on an apartment building in central Beirut, Lebanon, on Wednesday. – Reuters
People stand near debris and damaged vehicles at the site of an Israeli strike on an apartment building in central Beirut, Lebanon, on Wednesday. – Reuters

The largely Christian town, located along the frontier with Israel, had remained populated as residents refused to leave despite repeated evacuation warnings issued by the Israeli military.

Meanwhile, an Israeli strike hit an apartment block in central Beirut on Wednesday, Lebanon’s state news ​agency reported, further widening Israeli attacks in the ‌capital beyond the Hezbollah-controlled southern suburbs where heavy strikes continued.

A man uses machinery to clear debris near the site of an Israeli strike in central Beirut, Lebanon, on Wednesday. – Reuters
A man uses machinery to clear debris near the site of an Israeli strike in central Beirut, Lebanon, on Wednesday. – Reuters

Footage showed extensive damage to two floors of the apartment ​block in the Aicha Bakkar neighbourhood, and smoke ​rising from the building.

There was no immediate comment ⁠from the Israeli military and no immediate reports ​of casualties.

It would mark the second Israeli strike in ​the heart of Beirut in four days.

Debris lies on a damaged vehicle at site of an Israeli strike in central Beirut, Lebanon, on Wednesday. – Reuters
Debris lies on a damaged vehicle at site of an Israeli strike in central Beirut, Lebanon, on Wednesday. – Reuters

On Sunday, an Israeli strike hit a hotel in the seafront Raouche neighbourhood.

The Israeli ​military alleged that the strike targeted five senior members ​of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Quds Force.

Lebanese authorities say nearly 570 people ‌have ⁠been killed by Israeli strikes since Hezbollah opened fire on March 2 to avenge the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the start ​of the US-Israeli war ​on Iran.

Israel ⁠kept up heavy strikes on the southern suburbs, known as Dahiyeh, overnight.

The ​Israeli military has ordered residents of Dahiyeh to leave, along with residents of a swathe of southern Lebanon and parts of the east.

A pair of shoes lie near the site of an Israeli strike on a damaged apartment building in central Beirut, Lebanon, on Wednesday. – Reuters
A pair of shoes lie near the site of an Israeli strike on a damaged apartment building in central Beirut, Lebanon, on Wednesday. – Reuters

Seven killed in south Lebanon

In a separate development, Lebanon’s Health Ministry Emergency Operations Centre said seven people were killed and 11 others injured in Israeli attacks on the town of Al Shahabiya in the Tyre district of southern Lebanon.

The casualties were confirmed in a statement cited by Lebanon’s National News Agency, as hostilities along the border continue to intensify.

]]> World https://english.aaj.tv/news/330454334 Wed, 11 Mar 2026 14:42:10 +0500 none@none.com (ReutersWeb Desk) A damaged apartment building in the aftermath of an Israeli strike in central Beirut, Lebanon, on Wednesday. – Reuters