Smoke engulfs buildings after Israeli forces strike Beirut suburbs

Footage showed the aftermath of an Israeli strike in the south of Lebanon's capital, a day after Israel issued a mass evacuation order for the south of the country. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/user/guardianwires?sub_confirmation=1 The Israeli military carried out further strikes on Beirut’s southern Dahiyeh suburb, as well as towns in southern Lebanon. The Lebanese health ministry said 217 people had been killed in Israeli attacks since Monday, according to the Reuters news agency US and Israel threaten major escalation as airstrikes bombard Iran and Lebanon ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/06/us-israel-threaten-major-escalation-airstrikes-iran-lebanon Middle East crisis – live updates ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/mar/09/iran-war-live-updates-new-supreme-leader-mojtaba-khamenei-oil-prices-soar The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://support.theguardian.com/ Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardian Bluesky ► https://bsky.app/profile/theguardian.com The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://www.youtube.com/@theGuardian Guardian Australia ► https://www.youtube.com/@GuardianAustralia Football Weekly podcast ► https://www.youtube.com/@FootballWeeklyPodcast Guardian Football ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardianfootball Guardian Sport ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardiansport It's Complicated ► https://www.youtube.com/@ItsComplicated Guardian Live ► https://www.youtube.com/@GuardianLive #Israelistrikes #Lebanon #Dahiyeh #airstrikes #Iran #US