Smoke rises over Beirut suburbs after massive Israeli airstrike
Smoke rose over the skyline of Beirut following airstrikes as Israel continued to escalate its war on Hezbollah.
![Smoke rises from Beirut’s southern suburbs following an Israeli strike, amid escalating hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, as the US-Israel conflict with Iran continued on March 27, 2026. [Mahmoud Hassano/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/image-1774640216.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Smoke rose over the skyline of Beirut following airstrikes as Israel continued to escalate its war on Hezbollah.
![Smoke rises from Beirut’s southern suburbs following an Israeli strike, amid escalating hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, as the US-Israel conflict with Iran continued on March 27, 2026. [Mahmoud Hassano/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/image-1774640216.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)

![Fire engulfs a car at a site following Iranian missile barrages in central Israel, amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran, in Tel Aviv, Israel on March 24, 2026. [Tomer Appelbaum/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/image-1774385553.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)


![US President Donald Trump sits inside a vehicle upon arrival at Memphis Air National Guard Base in Memphis, Tennessee, US on March 23, 2026. [Kevin Lamarque/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/image-1774298029.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![Al Jazeera’s Nida Ibrahim explains why Israeli officials appear unhappy with President Donald Trump’s move towards de-escalation with Iran. [Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/image-1774285704.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system operates for interceptions as projectiles are launched towards Israel, near the Israeli side of the border with Lebanon, amid escalation between Iran-backed Hezbollah and Israel and the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in northern Israel on March 22, 2026. [Tyrone Siu/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/image-1774194032.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![This satellite image released on April 2, 2025 and taken on March 29 by Planet Labs PBC shows four American B-2 bomber planes on the tarmac of Mauritius' US military base on Diego Garcia island as well as six logistical Stratotanker aircrafts for in-flight refueling. [Planet Labs/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/image-1774108733.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)

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