Hezbollah’s rocket attack on Israel in early March 2026 pulled Lebanon into a regional war, according to multiple news blocs. Since the November 2024 ceasefire, Israel had been conducting near‑daily military strikes on South Lebanon and the Beqaa, a pattern reported by timep.org.

On the evening of the latest escalation, Israeli warplanes hit an unidentified target in Nabatieh al‑Fawqa at around 6:30 p.m. (1530 GMT), killing at least one person and wounding two more, the Lebanese health ministry said, according to Dawn. The Israeli military said the strike targeted suspected Hezbollah members in the Nabatieh area, and an Israeli military spokeswoman told AFP the target was “suspected terrorists who posed a threat,” also reported by Dawn.

Earlier in the day, drones carried out four strikes on the town square and the Al‑Manzala neighbourhood, Dawn reported. Israeli forces also carried out drone and air strikes in southern Lebanon after signing a U.S.‑brokered trilateral framework for peace, Times of Israel reported. Israel says it hit ten infrastructure sites used by a terror group, and the same outlet reported that 640,000 displaced people have returned home so far.

Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir said Hezbollah has suffered a severe and significant blow fighting Israeli forces and described the group as being in a very difficult position. Zamir made the statements while meeting troops in southern Lebanon and as the United States and Iran held talks in Switzerland after signing a preliminary agreement to end the broader Middle East war, Al Arabiya reported. Al Arabiya also noted that the conflict in Lebanon threatens to derail the deal.